
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (Elands Bay) today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (Elands Bay) at 12AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Point (Elands Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
184 | 142 | 133 | 128 | 133 | 133 | 316 | 378 | 273 | 261 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 233 | 233 | 245 | 268 | 260 | 251 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:34PM1.67m | 4:43AM1.55m | 5:04PM1.67m | 5:17AM1.52m | 5:36PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.22m | 10:47AM0.16m | 11:14PM0.22m | 11:17AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
184 | 142 | 133 | 128 | 128 | 133 | 316 | 378 | 273 | 261 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 233 | 233 | 245 | 268 | 260 | 251 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 58 | 51 | 84 | 133 | 110 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | E 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
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