Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.07° N 15.58° W

The Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point at 7AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.6
NW
15
0.7
NW
14
0.8
NW
14
0.8
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
178
178
181
146
144
141
139
139
112
112
87
87
84
61
59
58
76
144
144
134
206
241
215
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:54AM1.50m
6:56PM1.30m
7:37AM1.46m
8:42PM1.35m
9:03AM1.55m
9:50PM1.49m
Low Tide
11:00PM0.79m
12:10PM0.83m
00:23AM0.90m
2:17PM0.84m
2:29AM0.89m
3:42PM0.72m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
20
19
20
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
23
23
22
21
20
21
21
21
24
24
22
21
Feels °C
18
18
18
19
20
20
21
20
20
19
19
19
22
21
20
20
19
20
19
19
22
21
20
20
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