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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 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
24.6° 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 12PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (20 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.4
SW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)8818111213151514141414141413141313131313131417
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11699801407191714421907141310618227226306215695535617682423275930452789248621673669
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
20
S
10
SE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
5
ENE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
20
SW
20
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
1.55
5:52AM
1.58
6:16PM
1.43
6:35AM
1.40
7:08PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:26AM
0.07
11:37PM
0.15
12:05PM
0.20
12:21AM
0.31
12:50PM
0.36
1:15AM
0.49
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:26-------6:26-------6:28------
Sunset----5:37-------5:36-------5:35---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------11-
Temp. °C232226242320191918182223222019171616202120181615
Feels °C (?)1513171519171716151622222018151199121212141312
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