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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 17 Jan 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
24.8° 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 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (17 Jan)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1
E
1.3
E
1.6
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)8888899101010101078891010101112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)284237202183175175295510254264374302362746885959838641473380469387355349
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
10
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:18AM
1.35
3:24PM
1.47
3:50AM
1.45
3:55PM
1.54
4:20AM
1.54
4:25PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08PM
0.32
9:15AM
0.36
9:38PM
0.21
9:48AM
0.27
10:08PM
0.13
10:19AM
0.21
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise---5:13-------5:13-------5:15----
Sunset------7:12-------7:12-------7:10-
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--111---122-------------
Temp. °C222222222424232323222120232322222019192021222221
Feels °C (?)232323232322212224241615161715171717181919212222
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