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 Monday 09 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
21.6° C
(Which is 2.5°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 1PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (09 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (09 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.1
S
1
SSW
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)111111121212121212121212121212121111111511111818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5465463133295664804033962792282322942992402361791331289775613957158
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:26AM
1.39
6:34PM
1.24
6:49AM
1.25
6:58PM
1.10
7:15AM
1.10
7:30PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:35PM
0.37
12:37AM
0.42
1:02PM
0.50
1:02AM
0.56
1:39PM
0.64
1:38AM
0.71
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
Sunrise-6:01-------6:01-------6:03------
Sunset----6:32-------6:31-------6:30---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181923252321201918202325242221201921242524222120
Feels °C (?)161820201917171615171821211918181618192120181716
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