Arniston surf break

Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 29 Dec 2025 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
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Arniston today?

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 9AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (29 Dec)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (29 Dec)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

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Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
2
E
2.3
E
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)566667778889988888888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)92103146219221284414435451513749560493422376333286280280280286284258264
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
40
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:47PM
1.30
10:17AM
1.56
11:16PM
1.34
11:35AM
1.61
12:29AM
1.46
12:42PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
0.60
4:59PM
0.48
5:07AM
0.59
6:14PM
0.38
6:26AM
0.50
7:16PM
0.25
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Sunrise---5:26-------5:26-------5:28----
Sunset------7:53-------7:53-------7:54-
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201920202121212020202021212222232223232424242322
Feels °C (?)171618171718161717192022212223242324242524232222
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