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 Thursday 26 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
20.1° C
(Which is 3.6°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 10AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (26 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (26 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121111111111111112121212121111111111116678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)145137130161158123123170170283237213179140127157151112110636299159213
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
5
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:01AM
1.04
10:58PM
1.00
12:01PM
1.04
12:58AM
1.15
1:21PM
1.17
1:49AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:20AM
0.62
3:50PM
0.65
5:33AM
0.68
6:32PM
0.58
7:19AM
0.53
7:33PM
0.42
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise-6:13-------6:15-------6:16------
Sunset----6:10-------6:09-------6:08---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------11----242--
Temp. °C192023232321212122232829272424242322232221201919
Feels °C (?)182022222522212122232728272728282422221920191818
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