
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 11PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Coffee Bay Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
134 | 134 | 106 | 138 | 208 | 203 | 250 | 93 | 175 | 232 | 273 | 237 | 387 | 320 | 1020 | 1781 | 1911 | 1480 | 2054 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:38PM1.14m | 7:20AM1.03m | 7:35PM1.01m | 10:12AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05AM0.60m | 1:26PM0.72m | 2:39AM0.70m | 4:34PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 10 |
134 | 134 | 106 | 49 | 70 | 203 | 250 | 93 | 175 | 232 | 178 | 167 | 121 | 112 | 94 | 61 | 42 | 27 | 1176 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 15 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 9 |
74 | 73 | 72 | 94 | 35 | 16 | — | 85 | — | — | 273 | 237 | 53 | 42 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 |
2 | 2 | — | 138 | 208 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 41 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | SE 4 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
112 | 86 | 64 | — | 7 | 90 | 211 | 89 | 152 | 224 | 245 | — | 387 | 320 | 1020 | 1781 | 1911 | 1480 | 2054 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 261 | 294 | 276 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 295 | 622 | 589 | 589 | 109 | 0 |
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