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The Point (Gonubie Bay) Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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The Point (Gonubie Bay) surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 31 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.8° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Point (Gonubie Bay) today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (Gonubie Bay) at 9AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Point (Gonubie Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | |
181 | 155 | 152 | 155 | 162 | 229 | 204 | 186 | 138 | 136 | 107 | 78 | 71 | 107 | 160 | 135 | 133 | 131 | 109 | 81 | 81 | 105 | 88 | 177 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:27AM1.48m | 3:52PM1.40m | 3:59AM1.48m | 4:24PM1.40m | 4:31AM1.46m | 4:56PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM0.20m | 9:49PM0.28m | 10:12AM0.20m | 10:21PM0.29m | 10:44AM0.21m | 10:55PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 6 |
 kJ | 79 | 69 | 67 | 155 | 162 | 229 | 91 | 81 | 66 | 54 | 59 | 45 | 47 | 61 | 52 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 35 | 35 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 181 | 155 | 152 | 45 | 44 | 37 | 204 | 186 | 138 | 136 | 31 | 25 | 71 | 107 | 160 | 135 | 133 | 131 | 109 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 48 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | 37 | 37 | 39 | 31 | 107 | 78 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 45 | 80 | 149 | 131 | 140 | 150 | — | — | 75 | 93 | 85 | 145 | — | — | 1 | 20 | 59 | 105 | 88 | 177 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 267 | 267 | 267 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 437 | 409 | 22 | 5 |
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