Surf Forecasts:
The Point (Gonubie Bay) surf forecast from 13 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 14 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 13 Jun, 5PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period, S swell with 2,135 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 14 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Point (Gonubie Bay) this week:
The surf forecast for The Point (Gonubie Bay) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 14) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.2m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Point (Gonubie Bay) in the next 16 days are 2.4m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 13) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 20) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 14th Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 14th Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 13th Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Point (Gonubie Bay) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | S 14 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2135 | 1632 | 1210 | 932 | 574 | 365 | 983 | 415 | 202 | 171 | 372 | 195 | 521 | 957 | 824 | 590 | 651 | 312 | 515 | 726 | 513 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:25PM1.40m | 2:43AM1.62m | 3:14PM1.48m | 3:31AM1.64m | 4:01PM1.54m | 4:18AM1.63m | 4:47PM1.57m | 5:03AM1.59m | 5:34PM1.56m | 5:48AM1.50m | 6:22PM1.52m | 6:33AM1.40m | 7:11PM1.46m | 7:20AM1.28m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.21m | 9:03AM0.10m | 9:14PM0.15m | 9:49AM0.06m | 10:04PM0.13m | 10:33AM0.05m | 10:52PM0.14m | 11:17AM0.07m | 11:41PM0.20m | 12:00PM0.12m | 00:30AM0.28m | 12:44PM0.20m | 1:21AM0.38m | 1:30PM0.29m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 |
 | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | 5:07 |
mm | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | SSW 11 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2135 | 1632 | 1210 | 932 | 574 | 365 | 47 | 415 | 177 | 171 | 133 | 75 | 521 | 957 | 824 | 590 | 651 | 312 | 515 | 726 | 513 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 5 | E 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 5 | S 16 | E 6 |
| kJ | 62 | 56 | 34 | 41 | 26 | 55 | 40 | 34 | 202 | 93 | 372 | 195 | 59 | 70 | 24 | 203 | 6 | 50 | 12 | 396 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | ENE 7 | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | E 8 | S 15 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 33 | 31 | 25 | 28 | — | 20 | 21 | 95 | 10 | 153 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | WSW 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 5 | — | — | S 6 | — | SE 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 69 | 111 | 3 | 204 | 983 | — | — | — | 18 | 10 | 84 | 28 | — | — | 75 | — | 10 | 41 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 452 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 0 | 38 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 386 | 509 | 402 | 118 |
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