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 Sunday 26 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
20.1° C
(Which is 2.8°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: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
3
4
3
4
4
5
7
7
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
1
NE
5
0.7
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.7
SW
7
2.1
SW
9
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
5
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
24
21
21
43
12
71
263
657
1220
1220
1088
1490
3008
3317
3417
3865
4176
4885
5681
7489
4189
4013
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
ESE
15
ENE
10
S
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:45PM1.14m
1:12AM1.35m
1:33PM1.24m
1:50AM1.46m
2:10PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:48AM0.52m
6:49PM0.44m
7:35AM0.39m
7:33PM0.34m
8:10AM0.28m
8:08PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
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6:35
6:37
6:37
6:37
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5:32
5:31
5:30
5:30
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
30
31
28
25
22
19
17
17
19
20
18
16
14
14
14
15
18
19
18
16
15
15
22
24
30
32
28
27
21
15
11
10
10
11
10
8
6
6
5
6
9
10
11
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
Energy kJ
148
148
171
266
386
377
362
249
205
140
121
102
104
75
1599
1723
1831
2137
2429
3030
3794
4135
4189
4013
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
25
25
24
12
12
11
11
7
7
4
75
52
51
50
50
50
49
49
49
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
5
23
21
21
21
20
8
4
4
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.3
SE
2
0.4
ESE
3
1
NE
5
0.7
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.7
SW
7
2.1
SW
9
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
43
12
71
263
657
1220
1220
1088
1490
3008
3317
3417
3865
4176
4885
5681
7489
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
16
5
106
169
331
519
681
813
1103
569
144
138
155
386
386
457
457
319
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
5
4
6
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
5
5
5
6
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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