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The Point (Gonubie Bay) Surf Forecast
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The Point (Gonubie Bay) surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.9° C
(Which is 3.1°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: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Point (Gonubie Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | |
2376 | 2832 | 2918 | 2420 | 4284 | 3664 | 3277 | 2905 | 2601 | 2320 | 1663 | 1484 | 1178 | 902 | 663 | 564 | 395 | 295 | 228 | 174 | 127 | 93 | 98 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:12PM1.24m | 7:35AM1.18m | 8:35PM1.12m | 9:15AM1.04m | 10:46PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.36m | 1:19AM0.49m | 1:57PM0.50m | 2:54AM0.63m | 3:45PM0.59m | 5:23AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2420 | 4284 | 3664 | 3277 | 2905 | 2601 | 2320 | 1663 | 1484 | 1178 | 902 | 663 | 564 | 395 | 295 | 228 | 174 | 497 | 393 | 351 | 317 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 994 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 93 | 98 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 2376 | 2832 | 2918 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 34 | 59 | 73 | 102 | 146 | 198 | 244 | 312 | 468 | 509 | 788 | 597 | 523 | 627 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 457 | 457 | 257 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 106 | 438 | 437 | 437 | 331 | 331 | 290 | 267 | 290 | 267 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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