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/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Point sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Point today?
The current surf forecast for Point at 12PM is: 6.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 21ft (6.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 May) | 21ft (6.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, near gales from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | |
1546 | 4990 | 12119 | 12177 | 10131 | 11081 | 15824 | 13941 | 9530 | 14170 | 11612 | 9671 | 8122 | 7276 | 6486 | 5900 | 5334 | 4918 | 4203 | 5663 | 5374 | 5148 | 4510 | 4115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:07PM1.28m | 6:13AM1.27m | 6:51PM1.19m | 6:56AM1.17m | 7:53PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.35m | 00:07AM0.49m | 12:33PM0.44m | 00:52AM0.59m | 1:24PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:31 |
26 | — | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | SE 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | — | SE 12 | — | ESE 13 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 1546 | 4990 | 133 | 12177 | 137 | 134 | 56 | — | 9530 | — | 4498 | 9671 | 91 | 7276 | 6486 | 5900 | 5334 | 4918 | 4203 | 5663 | 5374 | 5148 | 4510 | 4115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SW 13 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 781 | 186 | 91 | 89 | 56 | 56 | 56 | — | — | — | 31 | 138 | — | 110 | 209 | 301 | 299 | 312 | 241 | 234 | 206 | 432 | 813 | 603 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | WSW 12 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 290 | 66 | 91 | 125 | 55 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | 96 | 42 | 38 | 131 | 249 | 152 | 243 | 322 | 209 | — | 161 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | — | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | SSE 12 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1162 | 635 | 12119 | — | 10131 | 11081 | 15824 | 13941 | 2354 | 14170 | 11612 | — | 8122 | — | 56 | — | — | 624 | 485 | 434 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 52 | 0 | 191 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 298 | 456 | 260 | 514 | 563 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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