Surf Forecasts:
The Point (Elands Bay) surf forecast from 8 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 8 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period, WSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 8 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period, WSW swell with 936 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 8 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s 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 Monday (Jun 08) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Point (Elands Bay) in the next 16 days are 1.7m 13s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 08) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Mon 8th Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Mon 8th Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 8th Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Point (Elands Bay) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 936 | 922 | 668 | 436 | 365 | 303 | 308 | 354 | 359 | 669 | 692 | 828 | 655 | 643 | 433 | 245 | 320 | 398 | 428 | 361 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | off | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 8:48AM1.19m | 9:19PM1.37m | 10:00AM1.21m | 10:22PM1.41m | 11:09AM1.28m | 11:23PM1.48m | 12:10PM1.37m | 00:21AM1.57m | 1:05PM1.47m | 1:16AM1.65m | 1:57PM1.56m | 2:08AM1.71m | 2:46PM1.63m | 3:00AM1.73m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.53m | 3:46AM0.49m | 3:50PM0.53m | 4:54AM0.41m | 5:01PM0.50m | 5:56AM0.30m | 6:07PM0.42m | 6:52AM0.19m | 7:05PM0.33m | 7:44AM0.10m | 8:00PM0.24m | 8:33AM0.04m | 8:52PM0.17m | ||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
 | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 936 | 922 | 668 | 436 | 365 | 303 | 308 | 354 | 359 | 669 | 692 | 828 | 655 | 643 | 433 | 245 | 320 | 398 | 428 | 361 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | SSW 3 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 12 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 166 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 92 | 157 | 96 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | W 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 7 | — | NW 13 | — | — | W 15 | SW 12 | SW 13 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 101 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 198 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
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