
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (Elands Bay) today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (Elands Bay) at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Point (Elands Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
326 | 311 | 292 | 282 | 232 | 228 | 224 | 224 | 199 | 295 | 475 | 859 | 829 | 899 | 834 | 722 | 754 | 1042 | 595 | 1058 | 1584 | 1417 | 555 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:29PM1.72m | 2:47AM1.65m | 2:59PM1.80m | 3:20AM1.70m | 3:31PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.17m | 8:45PM0.09m | 8:51AM0.11m | 9:15PM0.02m | 9:21AM0.08m | 9:46PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
326 | 311 | 292 | 282 | 232 | 228 | 224 | 224 | 199 | 202 | 475 | 859 | 829 | 899 | 834 | 722 | 754 | 1042 | 595 | 377 | 304 | 290 | 555 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 2 | W 20 | NNE 3 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 8 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | 6 | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 104 | 168 | 295 | 248 | — | 4 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 3 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 136 | 126 | 8 | 110 | 1058 | 1584 | 1417 | 64 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 231 | 197 | 409 | 409 | 409 | 456 | 409 | 409 | 56 |
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