
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Coffee Bay Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
222 | 427 | 544 | 526 | 408 | 401 | 389 | 441 | 332 | 360 | 553 | 794 | 961 | 1117 | 802 | 1071 | 712 | 700 | 700 | 614 | 723 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.62m | 6:47AM1.42m | 7:18PM1.51m | 7:23AM1.30m | 7:56PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.09m | 00:48AM0.28m | 12:52PM0.20m | 1:27AM0.38m | 1:28PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
120 | 427 | 544 | 526 | 408 | 401 | 389 | 441 | 332 | 360 | 553 | 794 | 961 | 1117 | 773 | 761 | 712 | 700 | 700 | 614 | 723 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
125 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 96 | 219 | 363 | 149 | 234 | 262 | 242 | 96 | 77 | 52 | 377 | 462 | 336 | 180 | 77 | 224 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 15 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 |
222 | 57 | 137 | 8 | 48 | 96 | 94 | 221 | 176 | 179 | 71 | 77 | 49 | 48 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 70 | 67 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 132 | 11 | 802 | 1071 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 294 | 11 | 0 |
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