Arniston surf break

Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 27 Dec 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Arniston surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Arniston sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Arniston today?

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 5AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (27 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (27 Dec)2ft (0.6m)10s

Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
E
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)111111111111111010109101095666667777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1761721691171171179089856861494817181136151151212253280326414355
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
30
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
ESE
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:52AM
1.59
8:21PM
1.33
8:58AM
1.56
9:47PM
1.30
10:17AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:19AM
0.46
2:19PM
0.53
2:20AM
0.54
3:36PM
0.53
3:39AM
0.60
4:59PM
0.48
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Sunrise---5:24-------5:26-------5:26----
Sunset------7:53-------7:53-------7:53-
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191919202021202019191919202020202019192020212120
Feels °C (?)151616161617161716171717171616161716161616181717
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