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The Point (Elands Bay) surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.2°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 5AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Point (Elands Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | |
49 | 48 | 61 | 59 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 107 | 81 | 75 | 213 | 270 | 257 | 392 | 536 | 1462 | 1331 | 1068 | 878 | 713 | 533 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:04AM1.21m | 11:35PM1.37m | 12:12PM1.29m | 00:29AM1.47m | 1:00PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM0.53m | 5:20PM0.52m | 6:11AM0.42m | 6:20PM0.44m | 6:59AM0.32m | 7:05PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 49 | 48 | 61 | 59 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 107 | 81 | 75 | 42 | 270 | 39 | 392 | 536 | 1462 | 1331 | 1068 | 878 | 713 | 533 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 4 | WSW 15 | NW 12 | WSW 15 | NW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 42 | 6 | 105 | 388 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | NW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 18 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 4 | NW 12 | WSW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 4 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | SSE 2 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 213 | — | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 130 | 2 | 198 | 193 | 193 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 200 | 199 | 199 | 644 | 902 | 1015 | 1134 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 54 |
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