Coffee Bay Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 SAST
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Coffee Bay Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Coffee Bay Point sea temperature is
24.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today?

The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 8PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSE
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)89910101010107899101010111212121212101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17525130039225426430825451291012541168914641492438454373361298242180176133
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
NE
15
ENE
15
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24PM
1.47
3:50AM
1.45
3:55PM
1.54
4:20AM
1.54
4:25PM
1.59
4:49AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15AM
0.36
9:38PM
0.21
9:48AM
0.27
10:08PM
0.13
10:19AM
0.21
10:36PM
0.07
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-------5:13-------5:15-------5:16
Sunset--7:12-------7:12-------7:10-----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----124-----11----------
Temp. °C232424232322201923222221191817202121212120191921
Feels °C (?)232223212424151416151416171616202020202120191819
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