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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 04 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
23.9° 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 12AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (05 May)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
3
2
3
3
1
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.4
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SSE
8
2
SE
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
229
222
205
198
195
192
244
145
100
112
103
164
153
881
2302
3065
3466
3588
3071
2622
2459
2379
1868
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
25
SW
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
WSW
5
W
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
15
NE
15
NNE
5
ENE
15
W
25
WNW
15
W
25
S
15
S
10
N
20
NNE
15
NNW
35
W
40
W
50
W
50
W
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:03PM1.46m
5:11AM1.48m
5:32PM1.38m
5:40AM1.39m
6:05PM1.30m
6:12AM1.30m
Low Tide
11:02PM0.26m
11:23AM0.24m
11:32PM0.35m
11:54AM0.33m
00:05AM0.45m
12:31PM0.42m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:37
6:37
6:37
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
1
1
2
2
4
7
17
3
1
1
3
Temp °C
25
21
21
20
20
19
21
20
20
20
18
19
18
18
22
23
22
19
18
17
17
18
21
20
26
19
22
21
20
20
22
22
22
20
17
20
17
13
18
17
19
17
15
14
9
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
E
8
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SSE
8
2
SE
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
76
229
35
205
198
76
192
112
145
100
112
103
164
153
881
2302
3065
3466
3588
3071
2622
2459
2379
1215
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.5
SSW
11
0.7
E
7
1
S
11
0.6
ENE
7
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
139
66
222
62
62
195
101
189
59
43
34
83
69
43
256
31
11
41
10
10
35
8
8
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
SSW
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
13
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
73
17
47
31
24
17
12
11
5
12
97
62
23
98
3
12
7
75
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
4
0.9
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
0.8
ESE
5
1
E
6
0.7
NE
8
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WNW
2
0.5
SW
4
1.1
NNE
6
0.7
W
4
0.2
NNW
3
2.5
SW
9
3
SSW
10
Energy kJ
36
88
244
33
62
59
2
2
9
85
15
1
993
1868
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
6
11
0
0
0
0
0
11
24
11
0
0
1
0
109
6
2
75
2
26
187
243
243
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
2
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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