The Point (Elands Bay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.31° S 18.32° E

The Point (Elands Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point (Elands Bay) sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.6° 

The Point (Elands Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Point (Elands Bay) today (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (Elands Bay) at 8PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (02 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
0
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.9
SW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
0.9
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
125
486
711
846
726
588
612
430
748
866
372
417
298
245
153
260
300
286
232
354
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SSW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:08PM1.32m
8:03AM1.21m
8:44PM1.20m
9:54AM1.20m
10:38PM1.20m
Low Tide
12:43PM0.48m
1:28AM0.48m
2:10PM0.60m
3:15AM0.57m
4:26PM0.61m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
17
18
16
14
14
13
13
19
21
23
21
20
19
18
19
24
25
24
22
20
Feels °C
15
14
12
11
9
10
10
10
17
17
18
17
19
17
16
16
22
21
18
17
16
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