The Point (Gonubie Bay) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 22 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
19.7° C
(Which is 3.4°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 4AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (22 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (22 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
6
5
5
0
0
1
3
5
5
5
4
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
S
2.3
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)131313131313141417161616161514141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29145547444443742376258629612420398736643277290526012320169114841178806673483395295228174
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
1.36
7:12PM
1.24
7:35AM
1.18
8:35PM
1.12
9:15AM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:22AM
0.31
12:53PM
0.36
1:19AM
0.49
1:57PM
0.50
2:54AM
0.63
3:45PM
0.59
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise---6:33-------6:33-------6:35----
Sunset------5:37-------5:37-------5:36-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------11---------------
Temp. °C171616161919181716151616192020191817161721242321
Feels °C (?)121110101111121415141515151515141411111115181818
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