Arniston surf break

Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 30 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
19.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arniston today?

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)10910101099999101010109108999991313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)196180183186214168132132104106727172879354216363355318269225222219
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
SE
5
E
5
N
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05PM
1.70
2:20AM
1.90
2:37PM
1.78
2:49AM
1.97
3:07PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09AM
0.23
8:13PM
0.21
8:40AM
0.13
8:43PM
0.15
9:08AM
0.07
9:11PM
0.13
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise-6:48-------6:50-------6:50------
Sunset----6:37-------6:35-------6:34---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181819191919181818181921212020191818212222202019
Feels °C (?)171818171616151515151620212221181719222221212221
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