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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 20 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
15.4° C
(Which is 3.5°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 9AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
NW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121111131313131313131313131214141213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4424353733302782321951821471211161161161141141148466646058523780
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56AM
1.81
5:15PM
1.63
5:30AM
1.76
5:52PM
1.55
6:08AM
1.66
6:34PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:41PM
0.06
11:09AM
0.06
11:14PM
0.11
11:44AM
0.11
11:49PM
0.20
12:24PM
0.21
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:26-------6:28-------6:28----
Sunset------7:31-------7:30-------7:30-
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211917192123202018171718212121201818181820202018
Feels °C (?)222017192121182117161718202019201718191819192020
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