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 Thursday 19 Feb 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
20.3° C
(Which is 3.8°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 9PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.9
SE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)1313131414131313131312121299887777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1421421472292772572492892852852202101131018165383218223342256234193161
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrossonononcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03PM
1.65
5:24AM
1.77
5:34PM
1.61
5:54AM
1.73
6:05PM
1.52
6:27AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:02AM
0.02
11:08PM
-0.06
11:33AM
0.03
11:37PM
-0.01
12:05PM
0.09
12:09AM
0.07
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-------5:48-------5:48-------5:48
Sunset--6:54-------6:53-------6:52-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------111-1---------
Temp. °C262626242323232425252424232323242626262524242325
Feels °C (?)272628272625252627262626262626283028282826262526
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