Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.07° N 15.58° W

The Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at The Point today (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point at 2PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (20 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
11
0.8
NNW
10
0.5
NW
16
0.6
NW
15
0.7
NW
14
0.8
NW
14
0.8
NW
13
0.8
NW
13
0.8
NW
13
0.8
NW
13
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.5
N
8
0.3
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
144
121
134
206
241
215
250
242
199
217
181
148
141
125
101
82
90
92
37
37
32
22
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NNW
15
NE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
E
5
ESE
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:03AM1.55m
9:50PM1.49m
10:00AM1.70m
10:36PM1.66m
10:43AM1.86m
Low Tide
3:42PM0.72m
3:47AM0.76m
4:27PM0.55m
4:33AM0.60m
5:03PM0.38m
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clear
clear
rain showers
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rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
21
21
22
25
24
22
21
21
21
22
22
25
25
24
24
23
22
22
22
27
28
24
23
Feels °C
19
18
19
22
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
24
25
25
24
23
22
23
22
28
29
23
22
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