Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (Gonubie Bay) today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (Gonubie Bay) at 6PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Point (Gonubie Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 383 | 291 | 338 | 332 | 326 | 265 | 250 | 623 | 1071 | 1786 | 2782 | 5281 | 5183 | 3710 | 2753 | 2107 | 869 | 1281 | 1079 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:25AM0.99m | 10:48PM1.07m | 12:17PM1.05m | 00:50AM1.17m | 1:31PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41PM0.65m | 5:43AM0.61m | 6:28PM0.59m | 7:15AM0.46m | 7:42PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 346 | 383 | 291 | 161 | 332 | 326 | 265 | 250 | 239 | 1071 | 1786 | 2782 | 5281 | 5183 | 3710 | 2753 | 2107 | 869 | 1281 | 1079 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | E 9 | SW 17 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 150 | 32 | 33 | 338 | 121 | 64 | 49 | 235 | 623 | 198 | 198 | 347 | 85 | 1722 | — | — | — | 543 | — | — | 247 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | S 28 | SSW 26 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | 32 | 17 | 17 | 50 | 46 | 15 | 67 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 121 | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 410 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 4 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 219 | 219 | — | 204 | 125 | 156 | 124 | 125 | 265 | 204 | 154 | 22 | 202 | 66 | 121 | 169 | 293 | 385 | 432 | 469 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 437 | 437 | 437 | 219 | 38 | 16 | 106 | 106 | 159 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 219 | 219 | 402 | 409 | 437 | 452 | 452 | 273 |
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