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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
23.4° 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 6PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (30 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.1
S
18
2
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1439
1155
895
698
483
803
2213
2545
2351
2197
1614
1464
1207
1004
975
744
841
774
807
834
730
589
503
404
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
E
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
W
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
0
E
15
SE
10
SE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:12PM1.51m
3:22AM1.65m
3:40PM1.53m
3:49AM1.65m
4:07PM1.53m
4:16AM1.61m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.14m
9:09PM0.17m
9:34AM0.11m
9:37PM0.15m
10:00AM0.10m
10:05PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
6:35
6:35
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5:25
5:24
5:23
5:23
1
Temp °C
19
22
21
20
20
19
20
20
22
22
21
20
18
18
18
20
25
24
22
20
19
18
18
20
17
20
18
16
18
18
19
18
19
21
21
20
18
17
16
18
25
22
21
19
19
18
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
2
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
Energy kJ
1439
1155
895
698
483
396
2213
2545
2351
2197
1614
1464
1207
1004
975
744
841
774
807
834
730
589
503
404
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
1.1
S
18
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
S
16
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
Energy kJ
100
142
123
121
163
803
238
148
92
45
23
16
17
20
32
183
129
82
17
17
129
17
107
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
E
10
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
9
0.5
S
15
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
34
9
10
31
22
75
63
52
46
18
37
18
16
16
16
12
7
4
7
113
17
7
17
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.5
NW
3
0.9
SW
4
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
4
Energy kJ
18
18
19
14
51
4
27
6
10
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
1
16
1
11
0
0
0
6
11
397
243
1
0
0
0
0
0
294
24
0
0
1
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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