Surf Forecasts:
Coffee Bay Beach surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, SSW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period, SSW swell with 3,215 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 1 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Coffee Bay Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Coffee Bay Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Coffee Bay Beach in the next 16 days are 3.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Coffee Bay Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 626 | 591 | 508 | 554 | 665 | 1504 | 1425 | 1400 | 1144 | 836 | 706 | 529 | 391 | 386 | 267 | 198 | 168 | 209 | 1208 | 1123 | 2114 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.64m | 5:09AM1.59m | 5:33PM1.66m | 5:38AM1.57m | 6:02PM1.65m | 6:08AM1.51m | 6:33PM1.60m | 6:42AM1.42m | 7:09PM1.52m | 7:20AM1.31m | 7:53PM1.41m | 8:10AM1.18m | 8:54PM1.28m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM0.06m | 11:07PM0.17m | 11:17AM0.05m | 11:37PM0.17m | 11:45AM0.07m | 00:09AM0.20m | 12:15PM0.12m | 00:43AM0.25m | 12:48PM0.20m | 1:23AM0.34m | 1:27PM0.32m | 2:13AM0.45m | 2:18PM0.45m | 3:27AM0.56m | |||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 626 | 591 | 508 | 554 | 665 | 1504 | 1425 | 1400 | 1144 | 836 | 706 | 529 | 391 | 386 | 267 | 198 | 168 | 136 | 102 | 65 | 2114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | SSW 17 | E 10 |
| kJ | 147 | 203 | 36 | 43 | 31 | 41 | 35 | 33 | 16 | 97 | 82 | 44 | 39 | 37 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 209 | 31 | 172 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | ENE 7 | SW 19 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 144 | — | 42 | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 53 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 19 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 100 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 21 | 74 | 44 | 55 | 26 | — | — | — | 1208 | 1123 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 589 | 638 | 12 | 25 | 74 | 0 | 15 | 242 | 0 | 39 | 293 | 0 | 12 | 182 | 0 | 12 | 187 | 0 | 396 | 457 | 242 |
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