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 29 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
20.4° C
(Which is 3.3°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 5AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1.6
E
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)8101212111111111111111111111010101010101110610
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18539658352133726326821721720219819419122921620816716116417718113817068
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
E
0
S
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:49AM
1.33
2:05PM
1.31
2:25AM
1.49
2:39PM
1.43
2:56AM
1.61
3:10PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06AM
0.37
8:11PM
0.28
8:40AM
0.24
8:43PM
0.17
9:09AM
0.14
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise---6:16-------6:16-------6:18----
Sunset------6:07-------6:06-------6:05-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------------221--1--1
Temp. °C202020202222222121212021222222232323222223242323
Feels °C (?)191919192221222324232223232222232324232323232122
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