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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 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
14.2° C
(Which is 4.7°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: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (18 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (18 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
2
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131313121212121212121212121111111313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)626590536581632623613486464442442347386479373367278273195182147145121116
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
N
10
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
SW
5
WSW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
1.69
4:24AM
1.82
4:40PM
1.68
4:56AM
1.81
5:15PM
1.63
5:30AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:04AM
0.08
10:11PM
0.04
10:36AM
0.05
10:41PM
0.06
11:09AM
0.06
11:14PM
0.11
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:26-------6:28
Sunset--7:34-------7:32-------7:31-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202121201919181720222223211917182022212119171718
Feels °C (?)192120191920201720212021212017182021192118161718
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