Surf Forecasts:
The Point (Elands Bay) surf forecast from 27 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 28 Jun, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, WSW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 29 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period, WSW swell with 4,761 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 28 Jun, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 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 Sunday (Jun 28) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 1.5m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Point (Elands Bay) in the next 16 days are 3.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Monday (Jun 29) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sun 28th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sun 28th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 29th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Point (Elands Bay) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Sat 4 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 745 | 711 | 1435 | 4761 | 3151 | 2717 | 1682 | 1189 | 759 | 536 | 456 | 360 | 543 | 578 | 207 | 175 | 156 | 120 | 68 | 102 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:07AM1.41m | 2:39PM1.41m | 2:45AM1.45m | 3:15PM1.46m | 3:21AM1.48m | 3:50PM1.50m | 3:56AM1.49m | 4:24PM1.52m | 4:30AM1.48m | 4:58PM1.54m | 5:05AM1.45m | 5:33PM1.53m | 5:41AM1.41m | 6:08PM1.52m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.45m | 8:32AM0.30m | 8:48PM0.40m | 9:07AM0.26m | 9:23PM0.37m | 9:39AM0.24m | 9:57PM0.35m | 10:11AM0.22m | 10:31PM0.34m | 10:42AM0.23m | 11:05PM0.35m | 11:12AM0.25m | 11:39PM0.36m | 11:44AM0.29m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — |
 | 5:50 | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 |
mm | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 745 | 711 | 1435 | 4761 | 3151 | 2717 | 1682 | 1189 | 759 | 536 | 456 | 360 | 543 | 578 | 84 | 175 | 156 | 91 | 54 | 90 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | SW 15 | — | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 128 | 418 | 697 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 54 | — | 59 | 207 | 149 | 119 | 120 | 68 | 102 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 72 | 15 | 12 | 37 | 61 | 41 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 56 | 141 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 135 | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 247 | 437 | 369 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 15 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 247 | 319 |
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