Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (Gonubie Bay) today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (Gonubie Bay) at 3PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Point (Gonubie Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 41 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 44 | 39 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 86 | 80 | 118 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.73m | 5:40AM1.53m | 6:02PM1.64m | 6:09AM1.44m | 6:31PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13AM-0.02m | 11:40PM0.11m | 11:43AM0.05m | 00:10AM0.19m | 12:12PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 270 | 229 | 198 | 88 | 88 | 65 | 64 | 242 | 305 | 92 | 117 | 112 | 112 | 283 | 263 | 163 | 277 | 459 | 389 | 326 | 319 | 254 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 11 | E 9 | E 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 41 | 85 | 98 | 128 | 128 | 17 | 16 | 110 | 144 | 16 | 44 | 39 | 92 | 173 | 103 | 30 | 19 | 86 | 80 | 118 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 22 | — | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 370 | 104 | 161 | 198 | 173 | 209 | 375 | 356 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 12 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 106 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 72 | 118 | 118 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 257 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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