Arniston surf break

Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 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
20.4° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arniston today?

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 2AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)171616161515141414141313131212121211111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)349828662444209320141619134011261002908721649555513480448687461325418366517502404
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
5
W
15
SSW
35
SSW
20
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcrosscrossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-----7:01-------7:03-------7:03--
Sunset6:15-------6:14-------6:13-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------13-5311-
Temp. °C191817161615171818171615151518191613151416161719
Feels °C (?)13141514151315161615141212121616999910111213
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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