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 Friday 27 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
20.2° 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 8AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (27 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
3
4
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.1
S
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)121211131212121211111112121212111111121212121414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)203134810672147429380303288167176221283293497330390320455480671780103333614082
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
15
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
1.07
1:30PM
1.20
2:07AM
1.27
2:21PM
1.35
2:48AM
1.45
3:00PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
0.57
7:54PM
0.43
8:16AM
0.40
8:36PM
0.26
8:57AM
0.25
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise---5:54-------5:54-------5:54----
Sunset------6:45-------6:45-------6:43-
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1---------------------11
Temp. °C202020202222222222202022262523232121202123242019
Feels °C (?)161818192221212222202123262321232020191921221716
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