Coffee Bay Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.97° S 29.17° E

Coffee Bay Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coffee Bay Point sea temperature is
21.6° C
1.2° 

Coffee Bay Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
180
144
136
136
257
501
561
553
440
425
419
1110
335
322
291
521
235
1718
1928
1775
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
0
ESE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
0
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:59PM1.42m
7:06AM1.24m
7:29PM1.27m
7:37AM1.10m
8:07PM1.12m
Low Tide
12:41PM0.28m
1:08AM0.42m
1:10PM0.43m
1:42AM0.55m
1:43PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
21
23
22
20
18
16
16
16
18
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
17
16
17
18
18
19
17
16
19
20
21
16
11
10
11
12
14
15
16
17
17
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