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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 02 Jan 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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.2°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 8PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (02 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (02 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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

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Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.5
SW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)121218181716161615141414141313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2471902663294335616886546781389789668522499757563444241226180222243243243
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
5
SSE
0
NNW
10
W
20
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
0
SSW
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:30PM
1.68
3:04AM
1.66
3:19PM
1.71
3:50AM
1.72
4:05PM
1.69
4:34AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
0.22
8:52PM
0.05
9:13AM
0.15
9:37PM
0.02
10:00AM
0.11
10:19PM
0.03
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Sunrise-------5:43-------5:45-------5:46
Sunset--7:57-------7:57-------7:57-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323221918182023252522211919202224242220181719
Feels °C (?)201920191717192122232117191719222121191919201719
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