Point surf break

Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 SAST
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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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Point today?

The current surf forecast for Point at 1AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)1212121212121213131313131313131212121212128811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)275525772341181418401643615737771759736752692692681567467459361355293300242229
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
15
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
25
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
5
WNW
15
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
E
15
E
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:07PM
1.43
2:20AM
1.42
2:39PM
1.57
2:51AM
1.51
3:07PM
1.67
3:19AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21PM
0.31
8:29AM
0.22
8:52PM
0.20
8:57AM
0.13
9:20PM
0.12
9:23AM
0.08
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:13-------6:11--
Sunset6:13-------6:14-------6:14-------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161514141414192018171716151724242017161514151719
Feels °C (?)101212121212141412111212121721161414141312151415
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  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Point (light winds from the SW at Cape Saint Francis 23 km from Point). A 2.9m groundswell from the SSW

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13 km/h
SW
0.0
18.0
Air / Water (°C)
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