Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (Gonubie Bay) today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (Gonubie Bay) at 6PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Point (Gonubie Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 153 | 98 | 100 | 78 | 110 | 86 | 86 | 58 | 57 | 32 | 33 | 52 | 46 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 72 | 121 | 255 | 310 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:17PM1.44m | 2:31AM1.46m | 2:54PM1.60m | 3:07AM1.56m | 3:27PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM0.29m | 8:27PM0.26m | 8:40AM0.14m | 9:05PM0.13m | 9:13AM0.03m | 9:38PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 302 | 153 | 316 | 324 | 284 | 290 | 297 | 311 | 311 | 326 | 326 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 276 | 275 | 235 | 203 | 173 | 173 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 198 | 60 | 98 | 100 | 78 | 110 | 86 | 86 | 58 | 57 | 32 | 17 | 42 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 21 | 121 | 255 | 310 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 66 | — | 50 | 29 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 52 | 46 | 34 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 468 | 316 | 560 | 504 | 504 | 516 | 528 | 563 | 576 | 579 | 566 | 576 | 554 | 589 | 700 | 2 | 21 | 72 | 99 | 55 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 257 | 267 | 267 | 72 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 118 | 267 | 72 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 169 | 257 | 34 | 34 | 7 |
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