Arniston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.69° S 20.23° E

Issued: 7 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Arniston sea temperature is

18.5°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 (02 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 12AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (02 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Evening (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue morning, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).
	Sun 1			Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	289	292	501	557	589	569	472	461	306	280	123	121	92	192	421	512	597	693	663
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide			8:31PM1.29m				9:38AM1.40m				10:23PM1.29m					11:05AM1.50m
Low Tide	2:23PM0.67m				3:00AM0.62m				4:20PM0.65m				4:38AM0.60m					5:41PM0.52m


	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	15	15	14	13	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	14	15	14	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	ESE 10	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	202	292	501	557	589	569	472	42	306	280	123	121	92	192	421	512	597	693	663
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 7	S 7	S 7	SW 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	34	163	17	16	17	47	44	1	34	33	35	25	24	87	20	20	20	19	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	ESE 12	E 7	E 7	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—
kJ	22	17	12	12	27	4	4	—	—	—	33	37	69	35	34	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 12	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5
kJ	289	—	—	—	—	—	—	461	25	31	46	55	64	86	70	57	53	56	55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Voelklip Overberg	De Kelders Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	3	4	4
Distance (km)	183	81	81	81	81	113	183	261	297	81	81	81	81	81	81	137	135	93	81
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg		De Kelders	Hawston	Hawston	Hawston	Dolphin Point				De Kelders	Hawston	Hawston	Gansbaai	De Kelders	Hawston	Paranoia	Koeel Bay	Hawston	Voelklip
Rating (10 max)		4	4	4	4	4				3	3	2	2	3	3	2	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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