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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 7 pm Wednesday 07 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
18.8° C
 (Which is 4.6°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: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (07 Jan)8ft (2.5m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.9
SSW
1.3
S
1.4
SSW
0.7
S
1.9
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)141414131312111111111111101414131312121211111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31812816232518341407103153463254645989437544319413411739158112341045909734610498347
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
10
SSE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
5
NE
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
1.41
6:56AM
1.49
6:59PM
1.30
7:34AM
1.39
7:36PM
1.18
8:14AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
0.17
1:03PM
0.36
1:05AM
0.27
1:43PM
0.46
1:41AM
0.39
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-----5:07-------5:07-------5:09--
Sunset7:19-------7:19-------7:19-------
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------------1----1
Temp. °C232121202123272626242221202224242322212120212122
Feels °C (?)202021181920242526272217171820212122212119201920
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