Barbel Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.70° S 28.37° E

Barbel Point WaveFinder

Issued: 1 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Barbel Point sea temperature is
20.8°C
1.0° 

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


Barbel Point surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period, ESE swell with 4,304 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 30 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Barbel Point this week:

The surf forecast for Barbel Point over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Barbel Point in the next 16 days are 4.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 10s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Sun 30th Aug)1.5ft (0.5m) 11s
Best Surf 8PM (Wed 2nd Sep)8ft (2.4m) 17s
Most Powerful 8AM (Fri 4th Sep)15ft (4.5m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Barbel Point over the next 16 days.


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