Arniston surf break

Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 21 Mar 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arniston today?

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 2PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (21 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
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 (?)
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
S
1.9
S
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
3
E
Period(s) (?)10101212121212121211111111111111121215151414148
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3863194854854934854053993363192852342342342904086981039146016351399122411731034
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
45
E
50
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassonononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:47PM
1.88
5:01AM
2.00
5:25PM
1.76
5:40AM
1.84
6:06PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:42AM
-0.02
10:47PM
0.09
11:18AM
0.08
11:24PM
0.22
11:57AM
0.25
12:06AM
0.40
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise-6:41-------6:43-------6:43------
Sunset----6:49-------6:47-------6:46---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191920201919191919191920201919201920202020202019
Feels °C (?)181817171515161718171718171616181617151413141311
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