Arniston surf break

Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

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

How big are the waves at Arniston today?

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 11PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

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

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
Friday
27
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)8899101099999911101010101010101091212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)86588599311431066788521391243217169165286292286286308245281200142168215193
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
E
15
ENE
15
SW
20
W
30
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
SSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:59PM
1.41
7:25AM
1.41
8:28PM
1.25
9:21AM
1.25
10:55PM
1.26
11:36AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:01AM
0.60
1:58PM
0.63
2:46AM
0.77
4:17PM
0.71
5:28AM
0.73
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----6:45-------6:46-------6:47--
Sunset6:45-------6:44-------6:42-------
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C212021211919242521191918171720212019191918182021
Feels °C (?)181721211715171815131616161720201920191818192117
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