Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (Gonubie Bay) today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (Gonubie Bay) at 3PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Point (Gonubie Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 70 | 86 | 136 | 197 | 173 | 165 | 161 | 136 | 154 | 140 | 129 | 93 | 202 | 230 | 311 | 273 | 268 | 235 | 200 | 196 | 181 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:11PM1.77m | 4:32AM1.59m | 4:48PM1.69m | 5:10AM1.52m | 5:27PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.01m | 10:25PM-0.02m | 10:33AM0.05m | 11:02PM0.05m | 11:12AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 123 | 70 | 86 | 136 | 197 | 173 | 165 | 161 | 136 | 154 | 140 | 129 | 93 | 202 | 230 | 311 | 273 | 268 | 235 | 200 | 196 | 181 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SW 10 | E 7 | E 7 | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 68 | 54 | 6 | 4 | 97 | 100 | 5 | 97 | 77 | 6 | 11 | 61 | 59 | 47 | 48 | 41 | 92 | 127 | 157 | 149 | 152 | 196 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 8 | S 9 | SW 10 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 15 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 217 | 206 | 173 | 135 | 117 | 156 | — | 103 | — | — | 77 | 92 | 77 | — | — | — | 94 | 52 | 50 | 132 | 206 | 240 | 225 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 255 | 319 | 290 | 106 | 106 | 16 | 106 | 106 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 257 | 118 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 258 | 267 | 509 | 509 | 290 | 273 |
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