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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 12 May 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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.5°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 8AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (12 May)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
W
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8239
4844
4369
4254
3678
3995
3344
2784
2315
1835
1578
1471
1355
1291
1166
1138
1026
874
859
753
639
628
617
427
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:22PM1.39m
11:57AM1.31m
00:11AM1.52m
12:46PM1.44m
00:56AM1.64m
1:32PM1.55m
Low Tide
5:54AM0.42m
5:58PM0.45m
6:40AM0.27m
6:46PM0.34m
7:22AM0.13m
7:32PM0.25m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:58
5:58
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
14
14
13
12
12
14
17
18
16
16
8
8
8
10
10
11
13
15
16
14
13
13
13
13
11
11
10
9
9
11
13
14
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
Energy kJ
4844
4369
4254
3678
3344
2784
2315
1835
1578
1471
1355
1291
1166
1138
1026
874
859
753
639
628
617
427
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
7
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
19
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.6
W
13
0.5
WSW
16
Energy kJ
139
7
7
7
62
62
130
147
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
16
Energy kJ
129
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
W
13
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
3.5
W
12
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
Energy kJ
8239
931
836
478
441
3995
1
1
1
1
2
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
411
400
200
193
193
199
199
54
54
54
0
0
0
57
54
2
0
0
0
0
57
57
57
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
9
9
5
4
6
9
4
5
4
5
9
8
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
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