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 Thursday 05 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 2.2°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 7PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 05). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (05 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (05 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
3
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
SW
0.6
SSW
1.6
SW
2.3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)1212121212121212121212111111116911111112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)220283278210274206203161158158156148109283982097732017226830011839171715571522
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
20
WSW
5
NE
5
WNW
0
E
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
15
WSW
35
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crossglassglassglasscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:59PM
1.60
5:15AM
1.71
5:24PM
1.55
5:40AM
1.63
5:49PM
1.46
6:03AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57AM
0.04
11:00PM
0.00
11:23AM
0.08
11:25PM
0.07
11:47AM
0.15
11:50PM
0.17
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-------5:58-------6:00-------6:01
Sunset--6:37-------6:37-------6:36-----
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--331-----1--------11111
Temp. °C283025242222222325252424242321202022211918181818
Feels °C (?)283126282526252629272728282518131214141415171818
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