The Point surfForecast / Coast / Western Sahara

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 21 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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.5°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 3PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jan)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (21 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)141417161616161515121214121219171616151414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16715517316921435734822714615314413934134113851448149211791062992799614503431
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
20
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
1.98
3:24AM
2.22
3:46PM
1.96
3:58AM
2.17
4:24PM
1.91
4:36AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:01AM
0.14
9:03PM
0.20
9:35AM
0.15
9:38PM
0.24
10:10AM
0.19
10:15PM
0.31
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise--------8:45-------8:45-------
Sunset---7:39-------7:40-------7:40----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131516161616151414161817171716161618181818171616
Feels °C (?)91111121213111111131514151514141517151514131312
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