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The Point (Gonubie Bay) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 17 Jan 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 3.9°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 8PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
1.3
SW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)77778867881010111112121212121212101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)140967979827910425044396411961710769603579494418418349349288231195198
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
0
NNE
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
40
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
0
SE
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		crosscrossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:22PM
1.44
3:49AM
1.42
3:53PM
1.51
4:19AM
1.50
4:23PM
1.55
4:48AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:14AM
0.35
9:37PM
0.21
9:47AM
0.28
10:06PM
0.13
10:18AM
0.22
10:35PM
0.07
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-------5:16-------5:16-------5:18
Sunset--7:17-------7:17-------7:17-----
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11131-----------------
Temp. °C222423232221192022232220181716202222222120181820
Feels °C (?)222322242618141515151516161514192020212221171718
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