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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 19 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.2°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 9PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (19 Apr)7ft (2.1m)6s
Evening (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NW
2.1
NW
3
W
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)669101111111213131313131313131313131312121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)172345134519622716287227042883290728062626228819491647130911989188168038378248241006865
Wind
(km/h)
45
NNW
45
NW
40
W
40
W
35
W
25
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:39PM
1.68
4:52AM
1.73
5:24PM
1.58
5:40AM
1.58
6:15PM
1.46
6:36AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:27AM
-0.03
10:40PM
0.13
11:09AM
0.07
11:26PM
0.23
11:56AM
0.22
12:19AM
0.37
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-------7:09-------7:11-------7:11
Sunset--6:21-------6:20-------6:19-----
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
12211-------------------
Temp. °C161717151515141515161615151414141616161616151413
Feels °C (?)89107899121213131414121212151312121211109
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