Arniston Surf Break

Arniston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.69° S 20.23° E

Issued: 1 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Arniston sea temperature is
16.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Arniston today (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 7AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (22 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (22 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
3
4
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0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SW
12
1.9
W
7
1.2
SW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
2.4
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
431
463
463
357
362
351
335
287
331
631
400
394
384
500
576
908
1263
3315
3504
3156
3744
2900
2751
2365
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
35
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
0
SSE
5
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
30
ESE
25
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:13AM1.26m
9:44PM1.47m
10:31AM1.23m
10:50PM1.44m
11:43AM1.26m
Low Tide
3:16AM0.59m
3:10PM0.64m
4:28AM0.61m
4:23PM0.70m
5:36AM0.59m
5:37PM0.70m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:46
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:36
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
18
19
19
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
19
18
14
12
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
16
16
17
18
17
15
15
14
15
14
11
12
14
14
8
8
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.2
SW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
431
463
463
357
362
351
335
287
251
631
400
394
384
500
576
908
1000
3315
3504
3156
3744
2900
2751
2365
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
16
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.2
SSW
22
0.6
SSW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
Energy kJ
43
41
28
28
18
25
15
116
177
6
7
59
45
46
259
828
1263
2091
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
WSW
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
11
6
6
2
2
2
2
14
36
2
1
4
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
1.3
W
5
1.9
W
7
1.8
W
7
0.9
WSW
8
0.7
W
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.7
ESE
4
Energy kJ
3
97
331
302
87
14
3
3
12
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
5
4
5
7
7
5
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
168
120
0
105
113
113
137
139
139
139
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
6
8
5
7
7
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
9
9
5
7
8
7
8
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
7
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