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 18 Sep 2025 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
17.4° C
(Which is 2.4°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 11AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (18 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
0
3
2
4
4
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
3
SSW
2.3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)131313121212121313121212121213131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201118251510159827731596191816761647120910361031902819956862764638545454373373308303
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
ESE
20
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
15
NNE
35
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:13PM
1.38
2:25AM
1.37
2:45PM
1.52
2:56AM
1.47
3:13PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:01AM
0.35
8:26PM
0.33
8:33AM
0.23
8:56PM
0.21
9:00AM
0.13
9:23PM
0.13
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise-6:03-------6:01-------6:00------
Sunset----6:00-------6:00-------6:01---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161618191817161616161919181919181818222122212119
Feels °C (?)141314141313131314151614131314121312181719211415
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at The Point (Gonubie Bay) (moderate winds from the WSW at East London Airport 30 km from The Point (Gonubie Bay)). A 3.2m groundswell from the S is too big for here

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24 km/h
WSW
0.0
17.4
Air / Water (°C)
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