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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 am Sunday 18 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 6AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)79688891011111212121212121210111111679
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)659917831450096410341610685669636560486486411349330236198198308141177351
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
45
SSW
35
SW
25
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
0
ESE
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		ononglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49AM
1.42
3:53PM
1.51
4:19AM
1.50
4:23PM
1.55
4:48AM
1.57
4:52PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:37PM
0.21
9:47AM
0.28
10:06PM
0.13
10:18AM
0.22
10:35PM
0.07
10:49AM
0.18
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---5:16-------5:16-------5:18----
Sunset------7:17-------7:17-------7:16-
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1-------------------1--
Temp. °C222020212323222018171620222222201918172120202020
Feels °C (?)251515151615151616151418202021211917151817181718
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