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About Arniston

Arniston is a town in Western Cape, South Africa. From Arniston you can reach 6 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Arniston, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 168 km away.

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Staying in Arniston

12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Cape Town International Airport (CPT), 168 km, GRJ, 211 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Arniston. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Arniston each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

A-Span1.6 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft477 kJ

5 ft305 kJ

7 ft648 kJ

7 ft553 kJ

8 ft758 kJ

4 ft169 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at A-Span, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	30, poor	6 ft8 ssoft	477kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	31, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	305kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	7 ft9 ssoft	648kJ	wind from the north-west, 16 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	30, poor	7 ft8 ssoft	553kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	8 ft9 smushy	758kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	169kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	3 ft6 smushy	60kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	18°C

Saxon (left)3.1 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft572 kJ

5 ft251 kJ

8 ft910 kJ

7 ft711 kJ

8 ft910 kJ

4 ft197 kJ

3 ft80 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Saxon (left), each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	572kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	5 ft7 smushy	251kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	8 ft9 ssoft	910kJ	wind from the north-west, 16 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	7 ft8 ssoft	711kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	8 ft9 ssoft	910kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	4 ft8 smushy	197kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	3 ft6 smushy	80kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	18°C

Arniston0.1 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft328 kJ

4 ft233 kJ

6 ft520 kJ

6 ft423 kJ

7 ft628 kJ

3 ft134 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Arniston, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	328kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	233kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	520kJ	wind from the north-west, 16 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	33, poor	6 ft8 smushy	423kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	7 ft9 smushy	628kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	3 ft8 smushy	134kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	3 ft6 smushy	49kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	18°C

Waenhuiskrans Arniston Roman beach0.5 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft328 kJ

4 ft233 kJ

6 ft520 kJ

6 ft423 kJ

7 ft628 kJ

3 ft134 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Waenhuiskrans Arniston Roman beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	328kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	233kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	520kJ	wind from the north-west, 16 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	33, poor	6 ft8 smushy	423kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	7 ft9 smushy	628kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	3 ft8 smushy	134kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	3 ft6 smushy	49kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	18°C

Waenhuiskrans Point0.1 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft328 kJ

4 ft233 kJ

6 ft520 kJ

6 ft423 kJ

7 ft628 kJ

3 ft134 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Waenhuiskrans Point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	328kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	233kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	520kJ	wind from the north-west, 16 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	33, poor	6 ft8 smushy	423kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	7 ft9 smushy	628kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	3 ft8 smushy	134kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	3 ft6 smushy	49kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	18°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Arniston, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Arniston. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Skipskop20.4 kmabout 40 min by car

6 ft368 kJ

4 ft223 kJ

5 ft448 kJ

6 ft378 kJ

7 ft580 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

2 ft43 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Skipskop, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	6 ft8 ssoft	368kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	4 ft8 smushy	223kJ	wind from the west, 11 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	32, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	448kJ	wind from the north-west, 15 knots, offshore	21°C
Thu 22Oct	26, too small	6 ft8 smushy	378kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	23, poor	7 ft9 smushy	580kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	3 ft8 smushy	131kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots, offshore	17°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 smushy	43kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	17°C

Places to eat near Arniston

Willene's RestuarantHot dog · 0.1 km from the centre
Mien's Tea Garden0.6 km from the centre
Willeens restaurant0.6 km from the centre
Wanda's Waenhuis Restaurant0.8 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Arniston, South Africa

About Arniston

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Further out

Places to eat near Arniston