Coffee Bay Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.97° S 29.17° E

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Coffee Bay Point sea temperature is

21.6° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 2PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	12s

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 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20							Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	1	0	0	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SW 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	1082	899	1092	761	689	614	603	542	542	433	418	433	440	353	498	610	722	653	499	357	299	261	382
Wind (km/h)	W	W	SSW	SSE	SE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	W	SSE	SE	E	N	NW	N	NNW	N	NE	ENE	NE	N	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide		7:23AM1.30m				7:56PM1.39m					8:04AM1.18m				8:41PM1.26m				8:56AM1.06m				9:43PM1.15m
Low Tide				1:28PM0.32m					2:08AM0.49m				2:08PM0.45m				2:59AM0.58m				2:59PM0.58m


	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	19	19	18	17	15	15	14	14	17	18	17	17	15	15	15	16	21	23	21	21	18
Feels °C	12	13	17	17	17	16	13	14	12	12	16	17	17	16	14	14	13	13	18	20	19	20	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8
kJ	1082	899	773	761	689	614	603	542	542	433	418	433	440	343	386	386	722	653	499	357	135	167	214
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 13	SE 12	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12
kJ	52	91	228	264	210	153	129	206	158	117	73	232	362	353	498	610	411	353	364	311	264	255	212
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SW 12	ENE 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 10	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 11	E 9	ESE 14	E 9	E 9	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	31	67	33	69	67	86	58	16	16	95	151	66	15	80	7	6	4	17	37	79	299	261	199
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7
kJ	561	671	1092	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	24	65	91	170	243	312	382
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	6	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	294	75	1	0	1	0	1	38	268	113	1	42
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4		3	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	7

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