The Point (Gonubie Bay) surf break

The Point (Gonubie Bay) surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SAST
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The Point (Gonubie Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Point (Gonubie Bay) sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is 3.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Point (Gonubie Bay) today?

The current surf forecast for The Point (Gonubie Bay) at 8PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (05 May)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
2
0
0
2
3
4
8
6
6
4
5
2
0
3
2
1
1
2
6
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
1.5
SE
6
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
1
S
11
1.3
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
4
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
S
12
3
S
11
4
S
11
4.5
SSW
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
160
121
164
86
125
253
396
2648
4803
5081
5793
4909
4186
3493
3728
3308
3104
2552
2604
3485
5625
4190
3389
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
5
SE
0
WNW
10
N
30
NE
25
ENE
10
NNW
25
NW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
50
WNW
40
SW
35
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:32PM1.34m
5:40AM1.35m
6:06PM1.26m
6:12AM1.26m
6:47PM1.17m
6:53AM1.16m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.25m
11:32PM0.36m
11:55AM0.33m
00:05AM0.46m
12:32PM0.42m
00:48AM0.56m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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6:43
6:43
6:45
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5:24
5:23
5:22
5:22
4
5
11
9
2
8
2
1
1
8
6
1
2
6
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
19
20
18
18
20
21
19
17
15
15
17
17
17
18
17
16
16
16
15
16
19
21
22
22
16
17
18
13
17
19
17
12
10
10
7
10
11
10
10
9
9
8
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
1.2
SSE
5
1.5
SE
6
0.6
S
11
0.9
SSE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.3
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
4
SE
11
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
4
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.9
ESE
11
4
S
11
4
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
11
Energy kJ
171
160
78
164
86
86
302
396
2648
4077
5081
5793
4909
4186
3493
3728
3308
3104
862
829
3485
4477
4190
3389
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.4
SW
12
0.7
S
11
1
S
11
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.1
SW
20
0.3
SW
14
2.3
S
10
2.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
22
0.2
SSE
21
0.4
SE
19
0.6
SSE
18
0.8
SSE
17
Energy kJ
14
20
121
119
49
125
253
187
182
10
41
10
40
34
134
15
32
1055
1144
18
42
96
218
386
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
SW
11
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
18
1.1
SE
8
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SE
22
0.2
SSE
20
0.7
SE
18
0.9
ESE
11
Energy kJ
20
55
24
24
4
14
6
167
12
32
12
11
7
14
13
18
41
323
194
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.7
ENE
8
1.9
ESE
6
2
E
7
4.5
SE
11
0.7
NW
3
2
WSW
6
0.8
W
5
1.7
WSW
5
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
SW
9
4.5
SSW
12
0.7
WNW
4
0.5
NW
4
Energy kJ
21
56
309
342
4803
11
237
37
155
2552
2604
1414
5625
17
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
4
9
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
9
Distance (km)
3
0
0
0
169
133
0
0
0
3
0
0
4
0
203
303
363
386
386
389
319
257
257
203
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
5
9
7
7
6
5
4
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
6
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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