The Point (Gonubie Bay) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
18.7° C
(Which is 4.1°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 7PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (30 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.1
S
18
1.9
SSW
17
2.4
S
16
2.3
S
15
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1180
928
687
565
794
2136
2791
2311
2033
1691
1317
1081
1034
1018
1003
957
884
890
870
761
555
537
426
411
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
5
SE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
20
S
10
S
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:11PM1.46m
3:20AM1.61m
3:39PM1.49m
3:48AM1.60m
4:07PM1.49m
4:15AM1.57m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.14m
9:08PM0.18m
9:33AM0.11m
9:36PM0.16m
9:59AM0.11m
10:04PM0.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
6:41
6:41
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5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
Temp °C
19
23
24
23
22
20
18
18
21
22
20
18
17
17
17
19
24
24
22
20
18
18
18
19
16
21
23
22
20
17
15
15
19
20
20
18
16
16
15
17
21
19
21
19
16
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.9
SSW
17
2.4
S
16
2.3
S
15
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
Energy kJ
1180
928
687
565
543
2136
2791
2311
2033
1691
1317
1081
1034
1018
1003
957
884
890
870
761
555
537
426
411
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
1.1
S
18
1.1
SSE
11
0.3
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
S
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
ENE
4
Energy kJ
81
110
109
101
794
308
17
32
32
18
17
17
16
17
89
46
17
127
51
51
112
72
42
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
S
13
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
7
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
E
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
15
Energy kJ
35
4
8
125
90
6
6
38
11
19
18
16
6
16
17
17
7
17
7
7
7
7
7
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
Energy kJ
14
9
2
4
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
5
257
255
0
0
0
0
0
5
319
34
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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