Surf Forecasts:
The Point (Elands Bay) surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period, WSW swell with 5,051 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Point (Elands Bay) this week:
The surf forecast for The Point (Elands Bay) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Point (Elands Bay) in the next 16 days are 3.0m 17s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 5s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Point (Elands Bay) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with a long look at what's coming our way for The Point (Elands Bay).
It’s a slow start, but we’ve got some real gems hidden in this 16-day window, especially for the experienced crew. The first real chance to get wet kicks off Friday morning, August 28th. We’re looking at a tiny but super clean 2ft WSW groundswell with a long 16-second period. The wind is glassy, absolutely no chop, and the combined energy is a modest 334 – small but perfectly formed. It’s a mellow start for the patient surfer.
Saturday the 29th sees the swell bump up, but that S wind cranks to 19 mph, making a mess of things. Sunday the 30th is a different beast: we get a solid 6.6ft WSW swell (1269 energy) and clear skies, but the wind stays cross-off. It’s a bit of a battle, but there are waves for the dedicated.
Now, listen up. The standout window, and I mean the one to circle on your calendar, is Wednesday morning, September 2nd into Thursday morning, September 3rd. Wednesday morning we’ve got a powerful 7.2ft SW groundswell rolling in with a 15-second period, energy is a whopping 3596, and the wind is cross-off. It’s big and it’s clean. Then Thursday morning, the 3rd, the wind goes full offshore from the SE at 12 mph. The swell drops a touch to a still-chunky 6.6ft from the WSW, but it’s clean, powerful (1309 energy), and the conditions are described as excellent. This is the premier moment for experienced surfers – that’s proper, powerful, offshore Point surf. It will be a handful for anyone who isn't solid at this size.
We get a bit of a let-up after that. Friday the 4th is blown out by a howling near-gale, and the weekend of the 5th and 6th turns onshore and messy with weak, short-period junk. There’s a solid gap of poor conditions through to Monday the 7th.
The second week offers another moment of magic. Wednesday morning, September 9th, we get glassy conditions again. A 4.6ft WSW swell with a moderate 12-second period and 567 energy, and zero wind. It's clean as a whistle. This is the pick of the second week: a very good, clean, medium-sized session with no crowds to fight for the clean lines.
Into the final days, it fades off again with smaller, shorter-period swells and stronger winds, so don’t hold your breath for the last few days.
Overall, we’ve got some proper all-time conditions in the first week, but you have to be ready for size. The smaller, glassy windows on the 28th of August and the 9th of September are the ones for the average surfer to target.
Stay stoked.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 196 | 195 | 322 | 451 | 651 | 555 | 1269 | 1738 | 988 | 658 | 416 | 423 | 485 | 828 | 791 | 2117 | 4587 | 2633 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:15AM1.61m | 3:33PM1.74m | 3:46AM1.65m | 4:02PM1.78m | 4:18AM1.65m | 4:33PM1.78m | 4:51AM1.61m | 5:05PM1.73m | 5:26AM1.54m | 5:41PM1.65m | 6:06AM1.44m | 6:22PM1.53m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.18m | 9:23AM0.11m | 9:45PM0.12m | 9:50AM0.09m | 10:14PM0.08m | 10:19AM0.10m | 10:45PM0.09m | 10:50AM0.14m | 11:18PM0.13m | 11:23AM0.21m | 11:55PM0.21m | 12:01PM0.32m | 00:39AM0.32m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 12 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 190 | 133 | 195 | 322 | 451 | 651 | 555 | 1269 | 468 | 988 | 658 | 416 | 423 | 485 | 828 | 791 | 2117 | 4587 | 2633 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | WSW 19 | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | 196 | 101 | 31 | — | — | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | 1479 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 11 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 9 | S 4 | SW 12 | S 4 | — | SW 5 | SSE 3 | — | SW 3 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 11 | 40 | 37 | 440 | 10 | 1738 | 10 | — | 63 | 3 | — | 11 | 6 | — | 47 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 159 | 202 | 202 | 178 | 266 | 57 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 202 | 511 | 0 |
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