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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today?

The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 9PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (01 May)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (01 May)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2351
2197
1773
1464
1224
1004
975
841
841
903
847
742
619
589
503
425
384
364
302
297
235
191
149
143
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
E
15
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:40PM1.53m
3:49AM1.65m
4:07PM1.53m
4:16AM1.61m
4:35PM1.51m
4:43AM1.56m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.11m
9:37PM0.15m
10:00AM0.10m
10:05PM0.16m
10:26AM0.13m
10:33PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
6:35
6:35
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5:24
5:23
5:23
5:22
Temp °C
21
22
21
19
18
17
18
20
25
25
23
21
19
19
19
21
25
25
24
22
22
22
22
24
17
20
21
18
18
16
16
18
24
22
23
22
19
18
17
19
23
23
23
22
21
20
19
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
2351
2197
1773
1464
1224
1004
975
841
841
903
847
742
619
589
503
425
384
364
302
297
77
68
70
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
ENE
9
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
16
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.9
ENE
5
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
Energy kJ
92
46
26
23
17
32
11
183
129
82
17
165
129
17
107
68
38
16
6
42
235
191
149
143
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
S
15
0.1
SW
18
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
Energy kJ
47
23
18
17
7
16
7
7
7
7
7
17
17
17
17
16
16
38
13
6
5
47
74
110
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SSW
6
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
1.5
NE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
77
79
53
53
6
6
4
4
2
6
129
154
157
128
152
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
33
11
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
109
108
0
0
0
0
0
108
294
181
11
1
1
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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