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CoffeeBayBeach in Wild Coast is an exposed river break that has reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the west northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the east southeast. The river break offers mainly left hand waves. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Be warned that sharks have been sighted.

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Overall CoffeeBayBeach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to CoffeeBayBeach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Coffee Bay Point	1 mi
Second closest break	White Clay	1 mi
Third closest break	Mapuzi	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Mdumbe	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Whale Rock	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to CoffeeBayBeach:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4557 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5331 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5360 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5743 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	5954 mi
Tide stations nearest to CoffeeBayBeach:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	183 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2627 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2817 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3180 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3503 mi
Ski Resorts closest to CoffeeBayBeach:
Closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	116 mi
Second closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	219 mi
Third closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	219 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	219 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	219 mi
Town and city forecasts close to CoffeeBayBeach:
Closest city location	Port Saint Johns (South Africa)	32 mi
Second closest city location	Umtata (South Africa)	42 mi
Third closest city location	Butterworth (South Africa)	65 mi
Fourth closest city location	Ibhayi (South Africa)	79 mi
Fifth closest city location	Elliot (South Africa)	89 mi

• The closest passenger airport to CoffeeBayBeach is Umtata Airport (UTT) in South Africa, which is 66 km (41 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to CoffeeBayBeach is Margate Airport (MGH), also in South Africa, 166 km (103 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is East London Airport (ELS), also in South Africa, 174 km (108 miles) away.