The Point (Gonubie Bay) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 04 Apr 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
18.4° C
(Which is 5.0°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 11AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 04). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (04 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (04 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
7
2
0
0
2
7
7
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
3.5
SW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111111110111314181716161616151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1211151131111097470694746651182606631187281824066761132711091341370055637140
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
1.67
4:56PM
1.53
5:06AM
1.59
5:21PM
1.46
5:30AM
1.49
5:45PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
0.08
10:55PM
0.13
11:15AM
0.14
11:20PM
0.21
11:40AM
0.23
11:46PM
0.31
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise-6:20-------6:20-------6:22------
Sunset----5:59-------5:58-------5:57---
cloud
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1-12111211112111-------
Temp. °C222224232322222120202020201919181818212221191817
Feels °C (?)242626242524232120212121211918141313151614131212
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