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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 26 Mar 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
17.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Point (Elands Bay) today?

The current surf forecast for The Point (Elands Bay) at 9AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (26 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (26 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)1111111111881010101091099999999111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7675584343497510214419216011792979597120145165190194441766829
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
NNW
0
NW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:44PM
1.18
9:30AM
1.17
10:41PM
1.19
11:23AM
1.21
12:08AM
1.31
12:37PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:55AM
0.63
4:09PM
0.59
5:17AM
0.60
5:54PM
0.52
6:37AM
0.46
6:54PM
0.39
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise---6:52-------6:54-------6:54----
Sunset------6:50-------6:49-------6:47-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171817172023211918181717202019181818171719202018
Feels °C (?)171817171919171717181818201818181819171820191715
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