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Arniston surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 16 Jan 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
21.9° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arniston today?

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 7AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2
SSW
3
SW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)11111010101010999999101091011121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29128622921219015415113913310694103133145509586788225217041579140413111132954
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
25
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
1.48
2:13PM
1.59
2:44AM
1.59
2:47PM
1.68
3:15AM
1.70
3:18PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:04PM
0.44
8:14AM
0.54
8:36PM
0.33
8:48AM
0.44
9:06PM
0.24
9:19AM
0.35
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---5:41-------5:43-------5:43----
Sunset------7:53-------7:53-------7:53-
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C171718181818181818181717212221191919181818181918
Feels °C (?)131416171614141516171615161512121212121313121415
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