The Point surfForecast / Coast / Western Sahara

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 31 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 1.4°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 10AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (31 Jan)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (31 Jan)5ft (1.6m)14s

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

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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)161615151615141414141413131313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1366200316941581160212129921094978924885711701690552527451405392330324409403355
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
NNE
20
NE
25
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:35PM
1.94
12:51AM
2.21
1:20PM
2.04
1:33AM
2.33
2:00PM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:36PM
0.26
7:11AM
0.07
7:17PM
0.16
7:52AM
-0.01
7:55PM
0.10
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise--8:44-------8:42-------8:42-----
Sunset-----7:46-------7:47-------7:47--
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. °C151414161817171716151417181716161615151717171717
Feels °C (?)121010121413121312111013131213131314141514141516
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