Arniston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.69° S 20.23° E

Issued: 7 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Arniston sea temperature is

18.3°C

Arniston surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Arniston today (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Evening (30 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 30							Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	216	212	255	212	167	163	175	163	142	113	113	98	113	93	215	384	401	521	492	388	382	199	347
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide						5:53PM1.62m				6:34AM1.51m				6:57PM1.43m				7:54AM1.41m					8:31PM1.29m
Low Tide				11:41AM0.40m				00:13AM0.38m				12:46PM0.56m				1:22AM0.54m					2:23PM0.67m


	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	19	20	19	18	18	18	18	18	19	20	19	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	18	18	19	20	18	19	19	19	19	18	19	19	17	14	15	14	13	14	14	14	14	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	216	176	157	148	164	163	175	163	119	113	113	94	113	83	215	384	401	521	492	388	382	199	347
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 12	ESE 9
kJ	166	212	255	212	129	152	152	149	142	88	91	98	52	33	44	43	52	52	36	35	34	121	56
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 14	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 9	E 8
kJ	3	3	10	77	167	83	75	48	48	48	47	73	39	93	50	52	30	19	19	19	12	33	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	25	49	58	59	49	36	27	15	20	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape Infanta Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Cape Infanta Overberg	Cape Infanta Overberg	Cape Infanta Overberg	Cape Infanta Overberg	Cape Infanta Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Inner Pool Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Hawston Overberg	De Kelders Overberg
Rating (10 max)	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	3	2	4	4	4	2	3	4	3
Distance (km)	65	81	183	183	183	65	65	65	65	65	261	183	183	113	107	184	135	81	113	183	156	107	81
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Gourits Mouth	Hawston				Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point				Dolphin Point	Hawston		Pringle Bay	Gansbaai	Dolphin Point		Gourits Mouth	Hawston	Hawston
Rating (10 max)	3	3				3	3	3	3	3				2	3		4	4	4		3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	8	7	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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