Underwater Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.34° S 18.46° E

Issued: 7 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Underwater Point sea temperature is

17.9°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Underwater Point at 2PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Evening (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).
	Monday 2							Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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)	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	3	0	0	2	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1388	1316	1100	675	534	382	375	332	292	286	893	1179	1291	1327	1288	1094	996	841	828	723	567	435	428	367	428
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ENE	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			9:34AM1.18m				10:18PM1.08m				10:57AM1.25m					11:37PM1.15m				11:57AM1.35m				00:32AM1.23m
Low Tide					4:12PM0.49m				4:31AM0.47m					5:33PM0.40m				5:41AM0.41m				6:29PM0.29m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	7:17
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	15	16	15	16	16	16	16	17	18	17	17	17	18	17	18	19	19	19	19	19	18	17
Feels °C	8	9	9	8	9	6	9	10	11	13	16	16	14	14	15	17	16	18	19	16	17	18	18	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	SE 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	58	6	1100	675	534	382	375	332	292	240	893	1179	1291	1327	1288	1094	996	841	828	723	567	435	428	367	428
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	W 18	SE 12	W 18	W 10	W 16	S 18	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15	W 9	WNW 15	SE 4	WNW 15	NW 15	WSW 8	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 9	W 10
kJ	7	6	6	6	17	5	6	47	110	286	10	10	10	9	8	6	21	5	21	8	40	74	96	147	220
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 9	W 18	W 18	W 18	—	W 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	—	NW 16	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15	SE 10	WNW 15	W 8	WNW 15	NW 15	NW 14	NW 14	WNW 14	WSW 16
kJ	—	8	6	6	6	—	5	10	10	10	—	10	10	9	9	8	4	21	5	21	8	8	8	20	80
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 2
kJ	1388	1316	923	54	109	178	235	191	205	128	68	54	47	44	37	25	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	61	37	86	416	416	86	37	28	26	0	0	27	27	13	13	0	0	0	0	20	20	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)		4					3	2	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
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