The Point (Gonubie Bay) surf break

The Point (Gonubie Bay) surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 19 Mar 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
21.9° C
(Which is 2.0°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 3PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (19 Mar)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (19 Mar)4ft (1.2m)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
Sun
22
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)1313131414141414141414131377111212121212111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)166277339555605563555571507507304107322927719412981447163316331338625603555487
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
15
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
10
N
10
NNE
15
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:57AM
1.80
4:10PM
1.67
4:26AM
1.84
4:41PM
1.67
4:58AM
1.83
5:13PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:07AM
-0.04
10:12PM
-0.08
10:38AM
-0.06
10:42PM
-0.07
11:10AM
-0.04
11:14PM
-0.02
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise-6:09-------6:09-------6:11------
Sunset----6:20-------6:19-------6:17---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------411232221--
Temp. °C202224262523222222242524221919201918192020191919
Feels °C (?)212424252422212424242120191818191715171920202019
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