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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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 11PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
9
1.2
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
2
SW
13
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
197
307
465
1286
1439
1382
1114
923
730
533
382
328
286
249
244
208
270
122
196
136
115
96
94
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
15
S
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:29AM1.47m
1:00PM1.38m
1:10AM1.55m
1:39PM1.46m
1:45AM1.61m
Low Tide
6:20PM0.44m
6:59AM0.32m
7:05PM0.37m
7:37AM0.23m
7:43PM0.31m
8:10AM0.17m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:15
7:16
7:16
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6:13
6:12
6:10
6:09
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
13
14
14
15
16
14
13
13
12
12
14
17
19
17
16
16
16
15
18
20
10
11
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
11
13
15
12
11
12
13
12
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
8
2
SW
13
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.1
SW
16
0.8
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
Energy kJ
42
197
39
465
1286
1439
1382
1114
923
730
533
382
328
286
249
244
208
11
122
196
136
115
96
94
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.4
NW
4
0.1
NW
12
0.5
WSW
14
1.2
W
9
0.1
W
11
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
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
6
4
6
105
219
2
2
2
3
3
3
9
9
9
5
10
10
25
23
21
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
21
42
6
6
4
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
9
1.6
WSW
8
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
S
3
1.1
SW
10
0.9
SSW
6
0.3
SE
2
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
230
307
3
3
6
3
3
1
1
1
270
55
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
409
476
902
1037
1166
57
57
57
57
57
54
57
0
0
0
0
0
159
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
6
7
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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