Barbel Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.70° S 28.37° E

Barbel Point, South Africa Weather Observations

Issued: 1 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barbel Point sea temperature is
17.8°C
2.2° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Barbel Point based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Barbel Point right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Barbel Point

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

East London Airport

63 km SSW212 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the NE
(13 km/h at 40°)
16 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

East London

64 km SSW116 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearno report
wind obs. (7 kph from 340 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
10.0 °C60
60

-

Dohne -Agr

87 km W901 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
15
light winds from the NE
(13 km/h at 50°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Bisho

104 km SW590 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
15
light winds from the E
(13 km/h at 80°)
18.1 °C-
-

-

Coffee Bay

108 km NE161 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-

-

Umtata

130 km NNE747 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Mthatha Airport

134 km NNE752 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
10
light winds from the SE
(11 km/h at 130°)
12 °C


Elliot

160 km NW1511 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-

-

Fort Beaufort

164 km WSW455 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
5
light winds from the ESE
(7 km/h at 120°)
17.3 °C-
-

-

Queenstown

166 km W1065 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
-
(- km/h at -°)
11.9 °C-
-

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* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Barbel Point and within an acceptable time window.

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