Arniston surf break

Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arniston today?

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 10AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (26 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (26 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
4
2
2
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
2
!
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1.9
SW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SW
2.1
WSW
0.7
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)99111010101010101010101212111178989111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19915884426028628635234524520416817521119314815412756077212267701756617
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
W
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:28PM
1.25
9:21AM
1.25
10:55PM
1.26
11:36AM
1.30
12:22AM
1.44
12:45PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:46AM
0.77
4:17PM
0.71
5:28AM
0.73
6:05PM
0.59
6:47AM
0.55
7:01PM
0.44
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise---6:46-------6:47-------6:48----
Sunset------6:42-------6:40-------6:39-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817172021201919181818202021191919191921212018
Feels °C (?)161616162021191919171818211717161718171415141313
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