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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 11 Mar 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 3.1°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 5AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (11 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)111511151413131313131312121212121212121218181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77608457757087118116138128152152181154149147147144209260408640758
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
N
15
WNW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
NW
5
W
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:43AM
1.10
8:59PM
1.00
9:46AM
1.03
11:28PM
1.04
11:47AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:07AM
0.68
2:01PM
0.70
2:36AM
0.80
5:07PM
0.72
6:07AM
0.75
6:33PM
0.61
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise---6:43-------6:43-------6:43----
Sunset------7:09-------7:07-------7:07-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C343433343738372933313028303132302929282932323126
Feels °C (?)313131313334322730282926292828262627262730282624
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