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Elands Bay · The Point

Western Cape, South Africa · Point break

Local time — · Sunrise 05:40 · Sunset 19:24

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Reading the ocean.

SWELLRADAR is requesting a verified marine run for Elands Bay · The Point.

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Spot intelligence.

This is the left-hand point at Elands Bay, not the whole bay or its separate beach peaks. Ocean swell wraps onto a rocky, kelp-fringed setup. Entry, exit and the active section need a shore check as the water level changes.

Profile source · Surf-Forecast · The Point, Elands Bay
Profile sources & limits

Reviewed 18 Oct 2026 · not observation-validated

Published guides reviewed by SWELLRADAR, not validation against measured breaking waves. Direction axes and relative tide bands are qualitative ranking inputs, not surveyed geometry. Existing offshore-model height bands are retained, not converted from reported wave-face heights. Missing or conflicting direction/tide guidance contributes no directional/phase bonus. Offshore sample points are not takeoff or reef-depth measurements. The reviewed point guide supports SW swell and SE offshore wind but does not establish a reliable preferred tide phase. The existing intermediate grade is not a guarantee of manageable surf when size increases.

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Source-informed axes

Swell axis SW · 225°

Offshore wind from SE · Intermediate profile

Wave

Left-hand reef point

Rock shelf and kelp

Swell window

SW–W

0.9–2.5 m offshore ranking band

Clean wind

SE · light offshore

Applied to wind scoring

Tide window

Section-dependent · check locally

No tide phase affects scoring

Field guide

Read the break.

Character

01

Elands Bay · The Point is defined by left-hand reef point over rock shelf and kelp. The shape can change with swell angle, period and the active section, so the live score should always be paired with a visual check from shore.

Best setup

02

SW–W swell, se · light offshore and section-dependent · check locally form the profile baseline. SWELLRADAR retains 0.9–2.5 m as an offshore-model ranking band, not a measured local surf limit or a breaking-wave prediction.

Lineup read

03

Choose a peak that matches your experience and reassess it as tide and crowd change. Pay particular attention to rock entry and exit, kelp, cold water. Local signs and advice always take priority.

Know before you paddle

Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.

Rock entry and exitKelpCold waterPowerful sets
Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.

The break

Point break

Intermediate. Works best with SW–W swell.

Timing

SE · light offshore

Section-dependent · check locally. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.

Data note

Model data unavailable

SWELLRADAR withholds numerical conditions, scores and surf windows until a quality-checked marine forecast is available.