Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (Elands Bay) today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (Elands Bay) at 9AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Point (Elands Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 151 | 181 | 196 | 145 | 195 | 425 | 361 | 322 | 367 | 444 | 451 | 669 | 1447 | 701 | 693 | 555 | 547 | 1289 | 1189 | 1341 | 1626 | 861 | 1272 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:15AM1.61m | 3:33PM1.74m | 3:46AM1.65m | 4:02PM1.78m | 4:18AM1.65m | 4:33PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.11m | 9:45PM0.12m | 9:50AM0.09m | 10:14PM0.08m | 10:19AM0.10m | 10:45PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 190 | 151 | 123 | 133 | 133 | 195 | 425 | 361 | 322 | 367 | 444 | 451 | 669 | 416 | 701 | 693 | 555 | 547 | 1289 | 1189 | 564 | 468 | 861 | 425 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | 74 | 181 | 196 | 145 | 101 | — | 37 | 31 | 102 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 28 | 5 | 90 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | WSW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 9 | SW 8 | S 4 | — | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 16 | 1447 | 120 | 99 | 402 | 375 | 10 | — | 1341 | 1626 | 184 | 1272 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 159 | 157 | 0 | 202 | 159 | 240 | 369 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 401 | 409 | 266 | 165 |
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