The Point (Gonubie Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.89° S 28.10° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point (Gonubie Bay) sea temperature is

16.2°C

The Point (Gonubie Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Point (Gonubie Bay) today (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (Gonubie Bay) at 6AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Evening (30 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 30								Thursday 1								Friday 2
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	323	368	415	595	639	615	549	426	354	273	204	166	115	108	67	48	38	25	15	14	14	14	13	13
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	E	SSE	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			5:21AM1.53m				5:38PM1.61m				5:56AM1.42m				6:15PM1.46m				6:37AM1.27m				7:01PM1.27m
Low Tide	11:16PM0.05m				11:22AM0.10m				11:51PM0.16m				11:59AM0.23m				00:30AM0.31m				12:42PM0.40m


	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	19	20	18	17	17	16	15	16	22	23	21	19	18	18	18	22	27	23	21	19	19
Feels °C	13	13	13	13	14	12	11	11	10	9	10	16	17	15	15	14	14	15	19	24	23	23	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	E 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	323	368	415	595	639	615	549	426	354	273	204	166	115	108	67	48	632	599	614	553	541	529	421	363
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	182	35	34	32	102	98	87	84	84	63	67	68	36	34	34	16	38	25	15	9	9	14	13	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	36	111	31	57	104	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	15	14	14	14	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	—	SW 2	SW 3
kJ	6	57	87	131	190	255	280	328	394	400	509	584	804	824	763	676	1206	1083	999	999	999	—	2	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sunwich Port Durban/KZN South	Keurbooms Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Middle Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellowsands Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	1	4	4	2	1	3	2	4
Distance (km)	351	452	437	437	437	437	437	437	402	290	290	267	290	452	452	290	118	16	7	255	257	1	5	133
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast																		Haga-Haga	Cintsa West			Haga-Haga	Periwinkles	Hole-in-the-Wall
Rating (10 max)																		4	4			4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	2	2	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	7

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