The Point (Gonubie Bay) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
21.5° C
(Which is 2.3°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 12AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)--
Afternoon (21 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (21 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
0
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)1378111212121211121010101012121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)225244560145660355759955050460749542430219019620317913598979797128161
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
10
NE
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:41PM
1.67
4:58AM
1.83
5:13PM
1.63
5:30AM
1.75
5:46PM
1.53
6:05AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:42PM
-0.07
11:10AM
-0.04
11:14PM
-0.02
11:43AM
0.05
11:48PM
0.09
12:18PM
0.18
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:11-------6:11--
Sunset6:19-------6:17-------6:15-------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----12211------1------1
Temp. °C232220202020202021202020202226272424232322222423
Feels °C (?)192018181819212120191919192024242224242219192121
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Point (Gonubie Bay) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest