Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (Elands Bay) today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (Elands Bay) at 10AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Point (Elands Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1068 | 902 | 860 | 795 | 773 | 886 | 763 | 580 | 571 | 777 | 874 | 874 | 861 | 849 | 1080 | 1224 | 1139 | 1074 | 1058 | 943 | 1060 | 1106 | 1277 | 1570 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:11AM1.71m | 4:30PM1.84m | 4:48AM1.66m | 5:06PM1.79m | 5:25AM1.57m | 5:41PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17AM0.02m | 10:46PM0.04m | 10:52AM0.08m | 11:22PM0.10m | 11:26AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
1068 | 902 | 860 | 795 | 773 | 886 | 763 | 580 | 571 | 777 | 874 | 874 | 861 | 849 | 1080 | 1224 | 1139 | 1074 | 1058 | 943 | 1060 | 1106 | 1277 | 1570 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 18 | W 18 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 15 | 17 | 14 | 227 | 300 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 27 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WNW 5 | W 5 | — | WSW 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | 14 | 13 | — | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 13 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 130 | 146 | 198 | 200 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 56 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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