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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 28 May 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
24.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 2AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (29 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (29 May)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
195
305
417
525
708
709
674
499
455
372
372
669
573
536
437
250
229
180
154
151
147
133
131
131
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
SSE
10
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
15
S
0
SE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
25
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:14PM1.32m
2:24AM1.48m
2:48PM1.38m
2:57AM1.51m
3:20PM1.42m
3:29AM1.52m
Low Tide
8:08PM0.36m
8:40AM0.26m
8:43PM0.31m
9:11AM0.22m
9:17PM0.28m
9:41AM0.20m
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
21
19
19
19
18
17
17
20
21
19
18
17
17
16
17
21
23
21
22
23
23
21
16
14
16
15
18
20
18
16
16
18
18
17
16
16
17
15
16
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
S
8
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
195
305
417
525
708
709
674
499
455
372
144
669
573
536
437
250
229
57
154
151
147
133
131
131
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
S
4
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
6
0.9
SSW
15
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Energy kJ
15
5
17
14
13
8
7
4
4
3
372
4
4
4
4
42
57
180
41
43
38
38
30
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.3
S
4
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
E
7
0.1
S
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.5
ENE
4
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
6
17
3
2
3
6
6
6
4
1
4
4
5
5
12
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
3
1.1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
0.5
E
5
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
Energy kJ
8
3
54
90
189
132
14
8
12
15
10
11
27
17
41
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
5
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
33
28
0
0
0
160
295
407
109
6
0
2
0
1
181
261
294
42
11
1
1
1
181
261
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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