Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (Gonubie Bay) today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (Gonubie Bay) at 3PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Point (Gonubie Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 6 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 133 | 129 | 98 | 83 | 115 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 167 | 118 | 174 | 62 | 43 | 75 | 70 | 98 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 59 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:21PM1.06m | 1:23AM1.12m | 1:50PM1.22m | 1:55AM1.26m | 2:16PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00AM0.63m | 7:24PM0.63m | 7:35AM0.48m | 7:54PM0.48m | 8:02AM0.34m | 8:21PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 107 | 107 | 107 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 118 | 68 | 62 | 23 | 67 | 357 | 327 | 298 | 268 | 235 | 208 | 142 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 15 | SSE 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 186 | 133 | 129 | 98 | 83 | 115 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 167 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 34 | 75 | 70 | 98 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 59 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 5 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSE 15 | SE 8 | SSE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 43 | 13 | 65 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 21 | 36 | 21 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | E 4 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 39 | — | 9 | 196 | 174 | 275 | 331 | 329 | 543 | 469 | 427 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 203 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 155 | 203 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 273 | 118 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 5 |
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