The Point surfForecast / Coast / Western Sahara

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 24 Jan 2026 +01
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The Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Point sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Point today?

The current surf forecast for The Point at 2PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (24 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (24 Jan)5ft (1.6m)18s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
3
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.5
NW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NW
2
NW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.1
NW
2.2
NNW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
Period(s) (?)131313131313171616161615151515151414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)569552552480755117520182103315228642596195822281568132613081077862754647569503511495
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:06PM
1.83
5:21AM
1.94
5:57PM
1.73
6:18AM
1.78
7:03PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49AM
0.27
10:58PM
0.42
11:35AM
0.38
11:51PM
0.54
12:31PM
0.51
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
Sunrise--8:45-------8:45-------8:45-----
Sunset-----7:42-------7:43-------7:43--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171615171817171514131215181616161514131618161616
Feels °C (?)1414101112101198769129111111981112101212
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