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Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 13 Jan 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
21.4° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arniston today?

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 6AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.8
SW
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
S
1.6
SSE
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)13121212121111111111111012111115141312121010911
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)451320304299247193223215215211172160195176338711134416571622156511751006422317
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
0
SSE
5
W
5
NNW
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
10
S
5
SE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
15
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
W
40
W
35
S
30
SSW
20
S
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglasscross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
1.15
11:42AM
1.31
12:46AM
1.24
12:47PM
1.38
1:34AM
1.35
1:35PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:18AM
0.83
6:34PM
0.66
6:44AM
0.76
7:26PM
0.55
7:36AM
0.65
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise---5:39-------5:39-------5:41----
Sunset------7:54-------7:54-------7:53-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------11-----
Temp. °C201919192121212020201920222323222217171717171818
Feels °C (?)212121202019192021212121211819161711111313121213
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