Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (Elands Bay) today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (Elands Bay) at 7PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Point (Elands Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 250 | 245 | 241 | 233 | 171 | 142 | 116 | 114 | 110 | 290 | 59 | 35 | 36 | 61 | 211 | 167 | 125 | 46 | 311 | 372 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:18PM1.61m | 1:43AM1.55m | 1:52PM1.72m | 2:19AM1.64m | 2:27PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40PM0.17m | 7:45AM0.23m | 8:12PM0.06m | 8:20AM0.15m | 8:46PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 250 | 245 | 241 | 233 | 171 | 142 | 116 | 114 | 110 | 32 | 59 | 35 | 36 | 61 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 11 |
| kJ | 98 | 96 | 70 | 65 | 61 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 31 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 12 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 10 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | SW 10 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | 290 | 143 | 170 | 133 | 100 | 211 | 167 | 125 | 103 | 311 | 372 | 170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 54 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 24 | 0 | 57 | 202 | 202 | 216 | 197 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 409 | 409 | 457 | 457 | 165 |
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