The Point (Gonubie Bay) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 25 Mar 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
20.0° C
(Which is 3.7°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 5AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 25). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)141313131313121212121212111111111111111212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)529434427350277265202195192189145137128214170123121130133246224179140140
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:30AM
1.23
8:08PM
1.07
9:01AM
1.04
10:58PM
1.00
12:01PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:09AM
0.43
1:52PM
0.52
2:20AM
0.62
3:50PM
0.65
5:33AM
0.68
6:32PM
0.58
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise---6:13-------6:13-------6:15----
Sunset------6:12-------6:10-------6:09-
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------211-----1--------
Temp. °C222120233027262321201920232423222122222328292625
Feels °C (?)191817212926252321191921232424242123222328292728
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