Coffee Bay Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Eastern Cape – Wild Coast, South Africa)

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Coffee Bay Beach Surf Guide

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.

Coffee Bay Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
River	3	consistent	23.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Coffee Bay Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Coffee Bay Beach occur when a East-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Coffee Bay Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Coffee Bay Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 12% of the time in June while 17% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 71% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

12%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

17%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

71%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Coffee Bay Beach Location Map

Interactive Coffee Bay Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Coffee Bay Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 06:13 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	E	NE	ESE	SE
Period (s)	6	7	8	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	off

Tides at Coffee Bay Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Coffee Bay Beach, 0 km from Coffee Bay Beach.

Next High Water: 06:05pm | 1.3m

Next Low Water: 11:54am | 0.33m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Coffee Bay Beach Sea Temperature

Warm in and out of the water temperature at Coffee Bay Beach today, but forecast to be overcast. With sea temperatures of 23.7 °C and a wind chill of 23.0 °C, most surfers will choose a shorty or a summer suit or just board shorts.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 23.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite