Coffee Bay Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.97° S 29.17° E

Issued: 1 am 21 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 4AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (21 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	15s

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 Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 13	SE 12	ENE 7	SSW 13	SE 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	542	542	433	425	433	433	353	498	610	668	569	434	364	292	323	251	209	389	347	372	506	263	164	355
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	WNW	SE	ESE	E	NNE	NNW	N	NNW	N	NE	ENE	NE	N	SW	SW	WSW	W	SW	S	SSW	SSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:04AM1.18m				8:41PM1.26m				8:56AM1.06m				9:43PM1.15m				10:27AM0.98m
Low Tide		2:08AM0.49m				2:08PM0.45m				2:59AM0.58m				2:59PM0.58m				4:14AM0.66m				4:23PM0.67m


	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	17	18	18	17	16	16	15	16	21	23	21	21	17	15	14	15	19	20	19	19	17
Feels °C	14	12	12	16	17	18	16	15	15	14	13	18	20	20	20	12	11	10	12	17	18	18	17	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 13	SE 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 7
kJ	542	542	433	425	433	433	337	380	380	668	569	434	364	292	186	163	125	389	347	372	506	263	164	215
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 12
kJ	206	158	117	73	232	288	353	498	610	471	386	358	362	269	255	251	209	99	85	67	142	142	110	111
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 11	E 9	ESE 14	E 9	E 9	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 12
kJ	16	16	95	151	66	15	80	7	7	7	14	34	—	—	215	249	164	205	205	142	51	51	32	108
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	SW 3	SW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	10	23	53	77	70	121	323	2	17	42	37	28	64	70	144	355
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rame Head Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	395	261	11	0	1	0	0	38	268	108	1	11	6	6	0	0	109	6	26	6
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga			Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Glen Eden	Haga-Haga	Kidds Beach		Haga-Haga	Barbel Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Cintsa East	Barbel Point	Barbel Point	Queensberry Bay	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	3		4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	5	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	5	9

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