Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 8PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Coffee Bay Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
359 | 184 | 991 | 2348 | 1887 | 1433 | 1028 | 744 | 633 | 490 | 459 | 367 | 373 | 313 | 313 | 318 | 378 | 1016 | 1245 | 1809 | 1397 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:07PM1.12m | 8:30AM0.96m | 9:52PM0.99m | 12:26PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43PM0.58m | 2:33AM0.68m | 2:43PM0.72m | 5:18AM0.75m | 6:19PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 |
188 | 184 | 991 | 2348 | 1887 | 1433 | 1028 | 744 | 633 | 490 | 459 | 367 | 373 | 313 | 313 | 318 | 378 | 66 | 38 | 167 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | — |
202 | 99 | 142 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 66 | 90 | — | — | 17 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
46 | 32 | 33 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
359 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 28 | 60 | 152 | — | 1016 | 1245 | 1809 | 1397 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 397 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 294 | 294 | 38 | 42 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 294 | 583 | 456 | 396 |
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