Arniston surf break

Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 13 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 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arniston today?

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 1AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (14 Apr)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
3
!
!
!
!
!
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2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
0.8
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)141413121213131112161214111414131716161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)208236309273239286277326425119316991553814231537150231102727244420932014161913401321
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
20
E
15
E
5
NNE
10
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
45
W
35
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
0
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-----7:01-------7:01-------7:01--
Sunset6:17-------6:16-------6:15-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C201919191919212221201918191818181817171717171819
Feels °C (?)171719201817171816121412111113131415161716151617
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