Arniston surf break

Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
20.2° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arniston today?

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 5AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SW
0.8
SSW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)13131312121212111116151111111010101391212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7216495555134807233433203693183774506175114453252691541591744486557101573
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
WSW
55
WSW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
50
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:50AM
2.10
3:16PM
1.93
3:27AM
2.12
3:54PM
1.93
4:06AM
2.07
4:33PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:39PM
0.07
9:09AM
-0.08
9:16PM
0.04
9:46AM
-0.09
9:54PM
0.07
10:24AM
-0.02
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---7:03-------7:03-------7:05----
Sunset------6:13-------6:12-------6:10-
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------611-111---------31
Temp. °C161616151815141515151414161819171616151519201615
Feels °C (?)1514141315578899101214141211121210121195
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