Arniston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.69° S 20.23° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Arniston sea temperature is

17.5°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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Arniston at 9AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (28 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SW 10	SW 10	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	74	67	57	60	52	77	460	844	803	704	704	529	667	492	205	242	326	216	212	212	209	179	179	163
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	NNW	SE	SE	SE	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	E	ENE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide		4:08AM1.86m				4:20PM1.95m				4:49AM1.78m					5:03PM1.81m				5:36AM1.65m				5:53PM1.62m
Low Tide				10:08AM0.15m				10:37PM0.08m				10:51AM0.26m					11:22PM0.22m				11:41AM0.40m


	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	17	18	19	19	18	18	18	17	18	19	19	19	18	18
Feels °C	16	16	16	17	14	14	14	15	14	14	15	16	17	17	18	18	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	E 7	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SE 8	ESE 10	SW 13	SW 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	74	67	57	60	39	48	460	844	803	704	704	529	667	492	105	171	326	216	176	145	148	179	179	163
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	SE 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	SE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SE 9	SE 8	S 6	ESE 9	E 6	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	22	42	51	51	36	38	47	47	34	59	54	16	53	13	205	242	154	170	212	212	209	177	152	152
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	S 6	SSE 6	SE 8	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 6	S 6	S 6	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	23	60	39	27	52	77	38	50	62	17	10	31	11	7	201	151	7	3	3	122	76	130	113	75
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SE 9	E 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	33	33	32	93	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	1	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	107	186	186	107	81	81	81	81	81	135	246	183	81	81	81	81	297	246	246	107	81
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point			Hawston	Pringle Bay	Voelklip	Voelklip	Pringle Bay	De Kelders	Pringle Bay			Hawston	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Voelklip				Hawston	Pringle Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2			4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	3	3				1	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	5	5	5	5	5	9	4	9	6

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