Surf Forecasts:
The Point (Gonubie Bay) surf forecast from 7 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 10 Jun, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 14 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period, SW swell with 5,279 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 7 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s 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 07) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Point (Gonubie Bay) in the next 16 days are 4.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 14) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 11s period and expected on Sunday (Jun 07) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Sun 7th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 10th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sun 14th Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Point (Gonubie Bay) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 122 | 68 | 30 | 103 | 113 | 147 | 151 | 103 | 83 | 655 | 567 | 199 | 128 | 123 | 140 | 260 | 471 | 254 | 161 | 207 | 5279 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:33PM1.25m | 8:45AM1.12m | 9:40PM1.26m | 10:05AM1.10m | 10:51PM1.31m | 11:26AM1.13m | 11:58PM1.38m | 12:36PM1.20m | 00:58AM1.47m | 1:34PM1.30m | 1:52AM1.55m | 2:25PM1.40m | 2:43AM1.62m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59PM0.41m | 2:49AM0.55m | 3:00PM0.45m | 4:05AM0.53m | 4:10PM0.47m | 5:22AM0.47m | 5:23PM0.44m | 6:28AM0.37m | 6:29PM0.37m | 7:25AM0.26m | 7:29PM0.29m | 8:16AM0.17m | 8:23PM0.21m | ||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 6 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 540 | 505 | 467 | 353 | 346 | 198 | 125 | 122 | 83 | 655 | 567 | 199 | 109 | 109 | 84 | 260 | 471 | 254 | 161 | 18 | 2571 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 5 | E 9 | — | ENE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 5 | E 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 122 | 68 | 28 | 103 | 113 | 120 | 151 | 103 | 20 | 80 | — | 55 | 128 | 123 | 140 | 71 | 55 | 37 | 21 | 58 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 13 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 20 | 30 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | 56 | 63 | 62 | 116 | 3 | 40 | 12 | 23 | 40 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | — | SSW 4 | SW 7 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | NE 3 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 4 | — | — | E 4 | — | SSW 6 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | 19 | 147 | 39 | 37 | — | 3 | 203 | 122 | 257 | 220 | 8 | — | — | 4 | — | 207 | 5279 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 118 | 267 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 118 | 258 | 0 | 110 |
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