The Point (Gonubie Bay) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 27 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
19.8° C
(Which is 3.0°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 11PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)--
Afternoon (27 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (27 Apr)8ft (2.5m)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 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
3
7
3
4
4
6
4
3
4
5
5
4
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
2.5
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1289
1488
3210
3538
4048
4107
4330
4524
3267
5271
3611
4189
4733
5150
4873
4140
3257
2258
3323
2780
2190
1671
1090
819
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
SW
15
S
10
SE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
W
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
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:50AM1.46m
2:10PM1.34m
2:23AM1.54m
2:42PM1.41m
2:52AM1.59m
Low Tide
7:33PM0.34m
8:10AM0.28m
8:08PM0.27m
8:40AM0.20m
8:39PM0.21m
9:07AM0.14m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:37
6:37
6:39
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5:31
5:30
5:30
5:29
Temp °C
18
16
15
15
15
15
18
18
17
16
15
15
14
15
19
19
19
17
16
16
15
16
20
24
9
8
8
7
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
11
16
16
18
16
14
14
12
13
18
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
0.4
E
10
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
14
2.5
SSE
13
2.3
SSE
13
2
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
Energy kJ
75
73
1582
1895
2225
2322
2632
2757
32
3503
3611
4189
4733
5150
4873
4140
3257
2258
3323
2780
2190
1671
1090
819
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
1.1
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
15
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
51
52
52
51
50
50
32
32
31
31
31
31
31
725
1323
30
28
28
85
124
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
E
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
Energy kJ
50
31
30
30
59
87
28
7
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
1289
1488
3210
3538
4048
4107
4330
4524
3267
5271
10
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
6
4
3
4
4
5
9
6
7
6
7
6
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
894
894
144
144
172
386
438
493
457
319
5
5
5
0
5
34
257
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
9
6
7
8
7
6
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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