The Point (Gonubie Bay) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
20.5° 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 3PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (31 Mar)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.4
E
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)10101161010109991515131314141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19817118114110071524245424579343437414138363567434344
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:56AM
1.61
3:10PM
1.51
3:25AM
1.69
3:38PM
1.56
3:52AM
1.72
4:05PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09AM
0.14
9:11PM
0.09
9:36AM
0.07
9:38PM
0.05
10:02AM
0.04
10:04PM
0.04
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise-6:18-------6:18-------6:18------
Sunset----6:05-------6:02-------6:01---
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111---------------------
Temp. °C222325252323232322232727242323232323252524232222
Feels °C (?)242525232121222321222625222121222221222221201921
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