Arniston Surf Break

Arniston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.69° S 20.23° E

Issued: 7 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Arniston sea temperature is
16.9° 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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 3PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (11 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (11 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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 Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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)
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
!
!
!
1
2
3
2
!
!
!
0
0
0
!
!
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
12
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
315
319
314
349
271
338
595
674
1046
1167
1008
508
425
356
931
1815
2252
2293
2258
2037
1850
1556
1400
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
40
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
25
W
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
20
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:11PM1.48m
00:24AM1.74m
1:07PM1.60m
1:18AM1.84m
1:58PM1.71m
Low Tide
5:57AM0.36m
6:03PM0.47m
6:54AM0.24m
7:03PM0.37m
7:46AM0.13m
7:59PM0.28m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:34
5:34
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
16
20
19
17
16
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
12
14
15
13
12
6
4
5
6
7
8
9
12
12
10
9
9
8
9
8
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
12
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
12
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
12
Energy kJ
268
315
319
314
349
271
338
15
14
14
14
14
508
425
356
931
1815
2252
2293
2258
2037
1850
1556
1400
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.2
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
10
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
Energy kJ
106
26
26
26
27
27
26
12
59
117
46
6
7
7
7
7
7
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
S
11
0.4
SW
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
WSW
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
Energy kJ
41
47
9
40
6
6
63
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
24
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
0.9
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
2
595
674
1046
1167
1008
31
10
16
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
5
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
103
0
105
0
0
0
156
296
304
168
175
168
0
0
81
81
93
137
137
137
83
76
76
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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