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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 29 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
17.6° C
(Which is normal 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 8PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.5
SW
0.9
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)1010101312121212121211116111110999151510109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)494340309167136403309273202199145575241561088683758588139134123
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
S
5
E
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
0
SW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
SW
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
1.44
1:43AM
1.59
2:05PM
1.53
2:18AM
1.69
2:39PM
1.60
2:49AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37PM
0.28
8:05AM
0.19
8:12PM
0.20
8:38AM
0.11
8:44PM
0.15
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56
Sunset--6:46-------6:45-------6:44-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192121181716151518192119191817172020191919171617
Feels °C (?)171716131414141417171817171817171919171819181516
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