Underwater Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.34° S 18.46° E

Issued: 1 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Underwater Point sea temperature is

17.8°C

Underwater Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Underwater Point today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Underwater Point at 4AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	11s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s
Evening (06 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	13s

Table - waves today at Underwater Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Sun night).
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	0	1	2	4	3	1	1	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1174	976	835	651	1447	1824	1575	1480	1607	1500	1753	2394	4446	4592	3930	2845	2071	1652	1338	1138	1009	829	657	309	249	254
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide	1:15AM1.31m				1:22PM1.48m				1:52AM1.37m				1:57PM1.52m					2:25AM1.41m				2:30PM1.52m				2:56AM1.43m
Low Tide			7:15AM0.28m				7:47PM0.14m				7:52AM0.24m					8:20PM0.10m				8:26AM0.22m				8:50PM0.09m


	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37
	—	—	—	—	—	7:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:21	—	—	—	7:21
mm	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	17	20	21	20	18	17	18
Feels °C	14	14	14	13	10	10	12	12	10	9	11	10	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	13	16	16	14	13	13	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 11	W 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 7
kJ	1174	976	835	447	1447	1824	1575	1480	1607	1500	1753	2394	4446	4592	3930	2845	2071	1652	1338	1138	1009	829	657	297	249	119
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	NW 12	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	SSW 16	W 9	WNW 12	W 8	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	400	393	456	400	24	415	347	274	198	164	130	696	76	14	13	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	309	237	254
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	NW 13	—	NW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	SSW 17	W 9	WNW 12	—	NW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 13	—	SW 21	S 13	S 10
kJ	17	89	176	27	—	23	14	14	14	14	99	123	14	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	18	13	133
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	W 11	W 10	W 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7
kJ	—	—	—	651	556	326	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	41	110	157	185	212	126	111	139	392	327	218	311
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	4	2	2	2	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	2
Distance (km)	20	20	2	3	3	20	30	453	30	27	27	27	27	336	416	453	399	41	42	38	27	0	0	13	28	26
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	4		4	4	4	4	3					3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	5	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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