The Point surfForecast / Coast / Western Sahara

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 09 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at The Point today?

The current surf forecast for The Point at 2AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (10 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (10 Jan)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
N
1
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1
NNE
1
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
NNE
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
1
N
1
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
Period(s) (?)655666666566666664555151413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)905955671171171008071781039811294786047374461575510287
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:51PM
1.66
6:07AM
1.77
6:44PM
1.57
7:03AM
1.61
7:48PM
1.51
8:13AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:34PM
0.60
12:17PM
0.59
12:28AM
0.73
1:12PM
0.70
1:42AM
0.81
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise------8:47-------8:47-------8:47-
Sunset-7:30-------7:31-------7:32------
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. °C181818161514131517161616151414171918181817171720
Feels °C (?)9101187668991010987101311131311121215
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