Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (Elands Bay) today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (Elands Bay) at 7PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Point (Elands Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 460 | 452 | 339 | 367 | 329 | 291 | 286 | 463 | 486 | 625 | 1749 | 1810 | 1346 | 954 | 653 | 473 | 409 | 355 | 551 | 190 | 180 | 273 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:22PM1.62m | 1:52AM1.53m | 1:57PM1.65m | 2:25AM1.57m | 2:30PM1.66m | 2:57AM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.15m | 7:55AM0.27m | 8:20PM0.11m | 8:29AM0.24m | 8:51PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | 7:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | W 9 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 460 | 452 | 339 | 367 | 329 | 232 | 203 | 463 | 133 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1346 | 954 | 653 | 473 | 409 | 355 | — | 190 | 180 | 273 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 9 | NW 12 | — | NW 12 | W 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | W 11 | W 21 | W 21 |
| kJ | 101 | 123 | 158 | 158 | 217 | 291 | 286 | 164 | 6 | — | 5 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 486 | 625 | 1749 | 1810 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 551 | 99 | 51 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 199 | 511 | 57 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 409 | 1204 | 510 | 457 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 202 | 159 | 114 | 0 | 0 |
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