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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.7°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 4AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
2
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
1.1
W
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.8
SW
13
2.1
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
86
83
81
96
194
199
291
423
1021
1134
1304
978
940
677
568
389
334
258
249
184
180
270
265
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NW
30
WSW
15
WNW
20
SW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:35PM1.37m
12:12PM1.29m
00:29AM1.47m
1:00PM1.38m
1:10AM1.55m
1:39PM1.46m
Low Tide
6:11AM0.42m
6:20PM0.44m
6:59AM0.32m
7:05PM0.37m
7:37AM0.23m
7:43PM0.31m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:15
7:15
7:16
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6:13
6:12
6:10
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
15
16
14
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
16
14
13
13
12
12
14
17
18
17
16
11
12
12
11
12
9
12
10
9
9
9
10
11
9
8
8
9
8
9
11
14
14
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
8
1.8
SW
13
2.1
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
86
86
83
81
96
42
199
39
423
1021
1134
1304
978
940
677
568
389
334
258
249
184
180
11
265
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
15
0.1
NW
12
0.3
WSW
15
0.1
NW
12
0.4
WSW
14
1.3
W
9
0.8
WSW
13
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
11
26
25
2
21
6
42
6
73
264
204
2
2
3
3
3
9
9
9
5
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
NW
12
0.2
W
15
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
6
6
24
6
17
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1.5
WSW
8
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSW
3
1.1
SW
10
0.5
SSW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
6
194
148
291
3
4
3
3
6
3
4
1
4
270
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
3
Distance (km)
15
130
169
15
15
193
408
199
645
919
57
57
0
57
1532
57
57
57
0
0
0
0
0
57
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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