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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
15.3° 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 10PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
3
4
3
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131312121212111212121312111113131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2557234221911647126410779587876806471190100610831224131390714971227954737787711587451
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
25
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
N
10
N
25
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:41PM
1.69
2:51AM
1.86
3:19PM
1.74
3:29AM
1.88
3:58PM
1.74
4:09AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34AM
0.00
8:42PM
0.10
9:10AM
-0.07
9:20PM
0.06
9:47AM
-0.08
9:59PM
0.07
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------7:07-------7:09-------7:09
Sunset--6:23-------6:22-------6:22-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------271---11------1
Temp. °C171818161515151516151415151616151616161515151515
Feels °C (?)14131312131413101071114131415131212131413121110
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