
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (Elands Bay) today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (Elands Bay) at 12AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Point (Elands Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1532 | 1459 | 1435 | 1200 | 1096 | 939 | 907 | 805 | 723 | 1382 | 1264 | 1134 | 894 | 880 | 763 | 618 | 517 | 500 | 429 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:25PM1.77m | 2:48AM1.66m | 2:57PM1.79m | 3:20AM1.66m | 3:28PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.03m | 8:52AM0.12m | 9:15PM0.02m | 9:23AM0.13m | 9:45PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
1532 | 1459 | 1435 | 1200 | 1096 | 939 | 907 | 805 | 723 | 1382 | 1264 | 1134 | 894 | 880 | 763 | 618 | 517 | 500 | 429 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 18 | — | WSW 16 | — | W 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | SW 4 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 25 | — | 52 | — | 159 | 394 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
— | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 202 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
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