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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 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: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (29 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (29 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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)
5
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
15
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
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
2.2
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7026
6184
5417
4258
3566
2887
2446
1850
1439
1155
895
698
476
803
2213
2335
2351
2197
1826
1464
1224
1004
880
755
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
S
10
SE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
E
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
5
SE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:43PM1.45m
2:54AM1.63m
3:12PM1.51m
3:22AM1.65m
3:40PM1.53m
3:49AM1.65m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.21m
8:40PM0.21m
9:07AM0.14m
9:09PM0.17m
9:34AM0.11m
9:37PM0.15m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
6:33
6:35
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5:27
5:25
5:24
5:23
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
19
21
21
21
19
18
18
18
21
22
21
19
18
18
19
20
16
17
18
17
16
14
14
14
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
19
19
21
18
17
16
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
15
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
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
2.2
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
7026
6184
5417
4258
3566
2887
2446
1850
1439
1155
895
698
476
396
2213
2335
2351
2197
1826
1464
1224
1004
880
755
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
1.1
S
18
1
S
11
1
S
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.6
S
16
Energy kJ
48
31
30
29
28
28
28
37
8
142
123
121
163
803
238
184
92
45
47
18
19
17
9
183
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
61
30
60
87
100
9
11
18
18
102
54
51
45
46
36
23
16
15
7
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SSW
6
0.7
NE
8
Energy kJ
24
30
35
40
2
3
47
127
69
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
26
395
109
11
0
11
1
1
0
38
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
396
33
1
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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