The Point surfForecast / Coast / Western Sahara

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.8°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 11PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)--
Afternoon (17 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (17 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WNW
0.8
N
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
1
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
0.6
NW
Period(s) (?)1211121212121111115666677776777713
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)99141969494676159594888122109113124107110145170199179135135111
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:44PM
2.06
12:55AM
2.31
1:15PM
2.13
1:27AM
2.36
1:48PM
2.15
1:59AM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:39PM
0.13
7:06AM
0.02
7:10PM
0.08
7:37AM
-0.02
7:43PM
0.06
8:09AM
-0.00
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise------7:33-------7:31-------7:31-
Sunset-6:58-------6:59-------6:59------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C282623232222222424211819181717212419181818171723
Feels °C (?)232017171516161817151314131212151714131313121217
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