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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 18 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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today?

The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 10PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)--
Afternoon (18 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (18 May)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
13
1
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
268
169
160
144
142
180
118
122
187
253
257
264
273
284
398
326
371
329
250
221
176
142
289
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:48PM1.60m
5:06AM1.65m
5:33PM1.54m
5:50AM1.53m
6:22PM1.45m
6:39AM1.38m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.11m
11:19AM0.10m
11:37PM0.20m
12:04PM0.19m
00:28AM0.33m
12:53PM0.31m
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:10
5:10
Temp °C
20
19
19
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
17
20
22
20
19
19
17
17
18
20
19
19
20
19
20
19
20
19
18
18
17
18
18
18
16
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
13
1
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
263
268
169
160
114
82
180
118
122
187
253
257
264
273
284
291
326
371
329
250
221
176
142
118
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
7
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
13
Energy kJ
41
29
28
18
144
142
81
26
104
137
131
140
140
138
129
61
64
68
70
92
56
57
60
84
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.2
E
10
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SW
16
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
E
11
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
8
9
3
68
17
17
27
107
114
58
35
52
52
56
61
82
81
81
53
48
38
70
64
71
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.9
S
7
1.8
SE
8
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
1.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
7
9
7
3
1
86
398
8
14
289
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
33
160
11
0
28
15
160
638
243
243
160
187
11
11
294
294
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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