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 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point (Elands Bay) sea temperature is
12.5° C
2.5° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (Elands Bay) at 10AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1068
902
860
795
773
886
763
580
571
777
874
874
861
849
1080
1224
1139
1074
1058
943
1060
1106
1277
1570
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
0
W
5
W
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
S
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:11AM1.71m
4:30PM1.84m
4:48AM1.66m
5:06PM1.79m
5:25AM1.57m
5:41PM1.69m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.02m
10:46PM0.04m
10:52AM0.08m
11:22PM0.10m
11:26AM0.17m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
16
20
19
20
17
14
13
13
16
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
10
9
10
11
13
12
11
10
11
12
15
17
16
19
16
12
12
12
15
14
13
14
14
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