The Point (Gonubie Bay) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 25 Feb 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
19.9° C
(Which is 4.3°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 1AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (26 Feb)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.1
SW
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.7
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
2
SW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)767778111111111211121112121212111111121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16888645135431011011357542032071037427429361361279170176176283279336
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
S
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
10
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:27PM
0.96
11:51AM
1.07
1:05AM
1.07
1:30PM
1.20
2:07AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:51PM
0.64
4:43AM
0.67
6:43PM
0.59
7:16AM
0.57
7:54PM
0.43
8:16AM
0.40
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset6:47-------6:46-------6:45-------
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------12-------------
Temp. °C242221212022252424222120192022222221212020222525
Feels °C (?)222321212123262323211818171822212020222121232524
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