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The Point (Elands Bay) surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 SAST
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The Point (Elands Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Point (Elands Bay) sea temperature is
16.6° C
 (Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Point (Elands Bay) today?

The current surf forecast for The Point (Elands Bay) at 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
0
0
1
1
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
1.5
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
1
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1010101010101011121212121212121211116611101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16121113115424531545982110251543192817606351088855711515524354439224488327231
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SSW
15
S
15
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
40
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SW
30
SW
50
SSW
40
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:45PM
1.48
3:14AM
1.52
3:19PM
1.54
3:46AM
1.59
3:52PM
1.58
4:18AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:49AM
0.38
9:05PM
0.22
9:22AM
0.31
9:35PM
0.16
9:54AM
0.26
10:04PM
0.13
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:58-------5:58
Sunset--7:55-------7:55-------7:54-----
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. °C191920191817161620212117161515162124242019191921
Feels °C (?)15141515161512121513129111112131818151316171821
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