Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arniston today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 101 | 101 | 134 | 169 | 176 | 228 | 200 | 270 | 302 | 251 | 589 | 744 | 803 | 642 | 613 | 514 | 433 | 393 | 322 | 322 | 265 | 317 | 303 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:15AM1.50m | 1:36PM1.65m | 1:45AM1.64m | 2:02PM1.81m | 2:15AM1.76m | 2:30PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26AM0.40m | 7:48PM0.37m | 7:52AM0.26m | 8:15PM0.22m | 8:19AM0.16m | 8:43PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SW 10 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 115 | 94 | 96 | 134 | 169 | 176 | 38 | 54 | 78 | 101 | 51 | 589 | 744 | 803 | 642 | 235 | 242 | 244 | 240 | 210 | 176 | 140 | 114 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 107 | 101 | 101 | 76 | 55 | 55 | 17 | 28 | 27 | 94 | 251 | 15 | 47 | — | — | 613 | 514 | 433 | 393 | 322 | 322 | 265 | 317 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 10 | S 18 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 30 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 228 | 200 | 270 | 302 | 239 | 302 | 302 | 320 | 299 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 65 | 107 | 105 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 93 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 65 | 83 | 65 | 81 | 81 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Arniston surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest