The Point (Gonubie Bay) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 19 Feb 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
20.3° C
(Which is 3.8°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 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SE
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
2.1
SE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)13141413131313131212129888877888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)147229277257307238231231220258113101136111176383278311464306257219178101
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscrossglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03PM
1.65
5:24AM
1.77
5:34PM
1.61
5:54AM
1.73
6:05PM
1.52
6:27AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
-0.06
11:33AM
0.03
11:37PM
-0.01
12:05PM
0.09
12:09AM
0.07
12:39PM
0.20
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-----5:48-------5:48-------5:48--
Sunset6:54-------6:53-------6:52-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------111---1-1-------
Temp. °C262423232224262624242323232424262525242423242929
Feels °C (?)282626262426272725272626262828272628262724242826
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