Arniston surf break

Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 01 May 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arniston today?

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 11AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 May)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (01 May)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
!
2
1
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
S
11
2.5
WSW
10
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1306
1249
1255
1161
1030
997
889
537
308
433
325
244
240
1396
235
231
223
214
147
212
206
164
297
331
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
5
NNW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
W
10
N
10
NW
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:10PM1.74m
3:16AM1.84m
3:39PM1.73m
3:45AM1.79m
4:09PM1.69m
Low Tide
9:05AM0.14m
9:10PM0.28m
9:32AM0.16m
9:38PM0.30m
9:59AM0.20m
10:07PM0.35m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:13
7:15
7:16
7:16
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5:57
5:55
5:54
5:53
Temp °C
14
14
17
20
20
18
16
15
15
16
19
22
22
19
18
18
18
18
21
21
20
19
18
18
10
9
12
15
15
13
12
11
10
12
15
19
19
15
17
16
16
16
20
19
19
20
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
Energy kJ
1306
1249
1255
1161
1030
997
889
537
308
433
325
237
240
235
235
231
223
214
133
128
125
96
297
331
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
S
12
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
1
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
13
Energy kJ
57
44
26
16
10
9
4
290
233
132
198
244
229
204
115
92
73
73
124
212
206
79
69
125
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
SSE
15
0.7
S
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
SW
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
10
Energy kJ
7
7
7
2
2
2
2
72
134
123
107
70
42
68
63
74
93
91
147
80
65
164
129
69
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
WSW
3
2.5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
3
2
3
3
13
9
6
6
3
3
2
1
3
1396
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
2
2
2
4
4
6
Distance (km)
65
65
0
103
105
0
0
0
105
105
105
105
105
0
120
103
0
76
0
0
0
19
174
103
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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