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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 07 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
17.1° C
 (Which is 1.8°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 1PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jan)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (07 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.5
SW
1.3
WSW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)101010111112121212121212121211111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34745935280610451102990929781731731698585575475628799799844957132512871027715
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
0
SW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
15
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57AM
1.66
6:14PM
1.44
6:39AM
1.57
6:58PM
1.32
7:21AM
1.46
7:46PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:13PM
0.26
12:17AM
0.27
12:57PM
0.35
12:56AM
0.40
1:44PM
0.45
1:38AM
0.52
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
Sunrise-5:47-------5:48-------5:48------
Sunset----7:57-------7:57-------7:57---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192023232320171616172020202021181719232525242423
Feels °C (?)181820181615141516171817182121171618212119192122
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