Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.07° N 15.58° W

The Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Point sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.4° 

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 (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s 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 3AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
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 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.7
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
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
56
95
121
134
206
241
215
250
242
199
217
181
148
141
125
101
82
90
92
37
37
23
28
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
25
N
20
N
15
N
5
N
5
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
10
WSW
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
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
2:29AM0.89m
3:42PM0.72m
3:47AM0.76m
4:27PM0.55m
4:33AM0.60m
5:03PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
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Temp °C
21
21
21
22
26
25
22
21
21
21
21
22
25
26
22
22
23
23
23
24
27
28
25
23
Feels °C
20
20
19
19
24
21
21
20
22
22
22
21
24
26
21
21
25
24
24
24
28
29
25
22
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