Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (Gonubie Bay) today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (Gonubie Bay) at 8PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Point (Gonubie Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 74 | 182 | 332 | 513 | 368 | 770 | 667 | 557 | 236 | 508 | 178 | 170 | 232 | 259 | 439 | 301 | 325 | 657 | 546 | 525 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:14PM1.33m | 1:33AM1.30m | 1:55PM1.49m | 2:12AM1.42m | 2:29PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33PM0.38m | 7:39AM0.29m | 8:11PM0.24m | 8:14AM0.17m | 8:44PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 31 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | E 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | 588 | 481 | 436 | 349 | 307 | 262 | 354 | 332 | 340 | 346 | 340 | 178 | 284 | 284 | 237 | 192 | 156 | 190 | 657 | 172 | 383 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | SW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 58 | — | 38 | 35 | 79 | 117 | 273 | 279 | 269 | 84 | 508 | 65 | 65 | 79 | 259 | 439 | 301 | 325 | 148 | 546 | 525 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 103 | 95 | 87 | 461 | — | — | 111 | 232 | 47 | 24 | 274 | 254 | 225 | 179 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | — | ESE 10 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 74 | 182 | 332 | 513 | 368 | 770 | 667 | 557 | 236 | — | 676 | 170 | 98 | 114 | 146 | 163 | 239 | 235 | 698 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 110 | 437 | 457 | 452 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 255 | 873 | 386 | 402 | 409 | 319 | 256 | 118 | 257 | 125 | 0 | 0 |
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