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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 Wednesday 14 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
17.7° C
 (Which is 5.9°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 4PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)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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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)111111111010517161577811101088888877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)696866655915752113196242280320398949724546204204176186199173146126
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
40
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
1.16
2:03AM
1.10
2:10PM
1.25
2:44AM
1.21
2:49PM
1.35
3:17AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:52PM
0.52
7:55AM
0.55
8:33PM
0.41
8:39AM
0.45
9:07PM
0.30
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-------5:13-------5:15-------5:15
Sunset--7:19-------7:19-------7:17-----
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11---121---1----11-
Temp. °C282929252523222225242120212120202021212121212122
Feels °C (?)272730272921201922211818202018191921202122222223
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