
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 3AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Coffee Bay Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 96mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
802 | 725 | 725 | 653 | 640 | 573 | 533 | 468 | 418 | 435 | 385 | 385 | 314 | 302 | 346 | 484 | 668 | 501 | 744 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:48PM1.56m | 5:59AM1.41m | 6:12PM1.42m | 6:23AM1.28m | 6:36PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.24m | 12:00PM0.28m | 00:22AM0.37m | 12:26PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | E 10 | SSE 8 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 |
802 | 725 | 725 | 653 | 640 | 573 | 533 | 468 | 418 | 435 | 385 | 385 | 314 | 147 | 346 | 288 | 522 | 157 | 206 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 10 | SSW 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 |
40 | 40 | 38 | 8 | 56 | 51 | 95 | 25 | 116 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 302 | 99 | 484 | 234 | 154 | 72 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | SW 11 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | — |
7 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 19 | 9 | — | — | — | 350 | 171 | — | 5 | 163 | 74 | 134 | 168 | 58 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SE 7 | — | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 109 | 281 | 336 | 377 | 366 | 239 | 278 | — | 206 | — | 668 | 501 | 744 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 456 | 451 | 623 | 623 | 243 | 109 | 115 | 33 | 33 | 108 | 449 | 505 |
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