Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (Gonubie Bay) today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (Gonubie Bay) at 4PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Point (Gonubie Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 975 | 961 | 826 | 606 | 475 | 378 | 318 | 308 | 260 | 247 | 338 | 153 | 806 | 1468 | 2098 | 2194 | 1807 | 891 | 1211 | 1032 | 459 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.50m | 6:51AM1.28m | 7:18PM1.34m | 7:41AM1.12m | 8:23PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.19m | 00:51AM0.31m | 12:55PM0.34m | 1:39AM0.46m | 1:48PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 975 | 961 | 826 | 606 | 475 | 378 | 318 | 308 | 260 | 247 | 338 | 153 | 48 | 54 | 87 | 94 | 100 | 687 | 1211 | 1032 | 459 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | — | — | — | S 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 39 | — | 37 | 43 | 35 | 109 | 68 | 64 | 53 | — | — | — | 7 | 74 | 50 | 49 | 320 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 36 | 221 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 23 | 45 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 38 | 52 | 74 | — | — | — | 126 | 806 | 1468 | 2098 | 2194 | 1807 | 891 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 267 | 219 | 106 | 133 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 110 | 110 | 169 | 816 | 1737 | 1890 | 2979 | 2043 |
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