Surf Forecasts:
The Point (Gonubie Bay) surf forecast from 5 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 6 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 6 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, SW swell with 1,430 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 6 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW 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 Saturday (Jun 06) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 1.7m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 1.1m and 11s is also forecast. 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 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 06) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 11s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 06) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 6th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 6th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 6th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Point (Gonubie Bay) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 7 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1337 | 360 | 289 | 203 | 99 | 69 | 31 | 81 | 134 | 289 | 279 | 90 | 56 | 249 | 344 | 161 | 150 | 143 | 109 | 67 | 430 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:50AM1.25m | 7:36PM1.26m | 7:40AM1.18m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.48m | 1:10PM0.37m | 1:43AM0.53m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — |
 | 5:07 | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 9 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 612 | 360 | 639 | 650 | 540 | 496 | 450 | 346 | 339 | 194 | 84 | 63 | 52 | 249 | 344 | 161 | 96 | 96 | 120 | 59 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 |
| kJ | 391 | 441 | 289 | 203 | 99 | 69 | 31 | 81 | 134 | 102 | 122 | 90 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 34 | 150 | 143 | 109 | 64 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | — | — | SW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 122 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 10 | — | — | 59 | 90 | 56 | 29 | 11 | 40 | 30 | 46 | 39 | 21 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 7 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 1337 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 15 | 289 | 279 | — | — | 3 | 18 | 119 | — | — | 15 | 67 | 430 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 257 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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