Arniston surf break

Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arniston today?

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 11AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (24 Mar)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (24 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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!
!
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0
0
0
0
0
3
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
1.4
SW
1.9
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)999989991010999997910101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1884171612561004955113599310831088898605409348259207183548308286281275235196192
Wind
(km/h)
50
E
45
E
35
E
30
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
10
ENE
15
WSW
25
W
35
W
40
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:59PM
1.41
7:25AM
1.41
8:28PM
1.25
9:21AM
1.25
10:55PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:45PM
0.44
1:01AM
0.60
1:58PM
0.63
2:46AM
0.77
4:17PM
0.71
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise-6:43-------6:45-------6:46------
Sunset----6:45-------6:44-------6:42---
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----14------------------
Temp. °C191920222120212119192324211919181717202020191919
Feels °C (?)111316192017222117141717151315171617191919181818
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