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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 01 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
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 5AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (01 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (01 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

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Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
2
SSW
1
E
2.4
S
2.2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888688999999998999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)723358309277200173312140771698575565675623537516393335492540577561587553
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunrise---5:00-------5:01-------5:01----
Sunset------7:12-------7:12-------7:12-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------11---
Temp. °C232322242425232222212122242423222120202223232322
Feels °C (?)242322232021202021202020222120212119192021212222
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