Arniston surf break

Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 23 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
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Arniston today?

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 3PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (23 Mar)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (23 Mar)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
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0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
S
2.1
S
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
E
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212151514141489999999101010101099911
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56978116231936185813601049167620381615118894980976186511061088821631497367302203396
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
30
ESE
40
ESE
45
E
50
E
50
E
45
E
40
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
10
N
30
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
1.59
6:24AM
1.63
6:59PM
1.41
7:25AM
1.41
8:28PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:57AM
0.25
12:06AM
0.40
12:45PM
0.44
1:01AM
0.60
1:58PM
0.63
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise-6:43-------6:43-------6:45------
Sunset----6:46-------6:45-------6:44---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------11----------
Temp. °C191920202120201919192122212122212020242321201918
Feels °C (?)181717161613131112141820202024181614181616141617
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