Arniston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.69° S 20.23° E

Issued: 7 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Arniston sea temperature is

18.7°C

Arniston surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Arniston today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 3PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Evening (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 3							Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	WSW 8	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	92	192	471	597	597	693	663	569	484	454	384	312	292	233	230	226	230	233	237	220	210	273	320	341	360
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	NE	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide				11:05AM1.50m				11:42PM1.38m				12:03PM1.62m				00:35AM1.49m				12:47PM1.73m				1:16AM1.59m
Low Tide	4:38AM0.60m					5:41PM0.52m				5:47AM0.52m				6:35PM0.39m				6:38AM0.43m				7:16PM0.27m


	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33
	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	7:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	20	21	20	19	19	19	18	19	22	22	21	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	13	12	14	14	15	15	15	16	14	17	18	19	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	11	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	92	121	471	597	597	693	663	569	484	454	384	312	292	233	230	226	230	233	237	220	210	222	320	341	360
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	36	192	20	20	20	19	19	19	31	31	30	31	34	36	29	29	23	26	49	64	38	16	61	28	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 9	E 9	E 10	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	69	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	32	32	32	31	30	26	39	16	—	15	14	6	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 4	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 8	W 4	WNW 4	WNW 4
kJ	45	59	62	69	58	43	33	23	28	21	23	32	—	—	—	—	—	3	42	138	155	273	46	24	16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Pearly Beach Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Voelklip Overberg	Arniston Overberg	Struisbaai Overberg	Struisbaai Overberg	Cape Infanta Overberg	Muizenberg Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Muizenberg Cape Town	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Onrus Overberg	Onrus Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	5	4
Distance (km)	81	81	81	107	81	81	81	93	76	76	76	133	168	93	0	19	19	65	174	297	183	174	149	103	103
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Hawston	De Kelders	Hawston	Hawston	Hawston	De Kelders	Voelklip	Voelklip	Kleinmond	Bettys Bay	Bettys Bay	Haardebaai		Kleinmond	Kleinmond	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point						Onrus	Dolphin Point
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2		3	3	3	3	3						5	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	8

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