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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 Sunday 25 Jan 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
20.7° 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 9PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (25 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212111111111112121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)672579494425418349349288283273221217217221242250246203361210373380387475
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
20
E
10
SSE
20
WSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
0
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		crossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
1.22
8:27AM
1.34
8:51PM
1.09
9:45AM
1.23
10:42PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:53PM
0.38
1:55AM
0.36
2:54PM
0.49
2:57AM
0.49
4:28PM
0.57
4:44AM
0.58
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise-------5:24-------5:24-------5:26
Sunset--7:15-------7:14-------7:14-----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272725242424242528292725232222232424232222212122
Feels °C (?)282825252525262728313027252322252424242424232324
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