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Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arniston today?
The current surf forecast for Arniston at 1PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 27). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Arniston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 168 | 172 | 211 | 193 | 145 | 70 | 69 | 772 | 161 | 264 | 429 | 861 | 652 | 483 | 350 | 711 | 494 | 217 | 113 | 224 | 198 | 241 | 274 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:36AM 1.30 | 12:22AM 1.44 | 12:45PM 1.45 | 1:11AM 1.62 | 1:30PM 1.59 | 1:48AM 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:28AM 0.73 | 6:05PM 0.59 | 6:47AM 0.55 | 7:01PM 0.44 | 7:33AM 0.37 | 7:41PM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Mon 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
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