Coffee Bay Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 SAST
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Coffee Bay Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Coffee Bay Point sea temperature is
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today?

The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 8AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (20 May)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
ESE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
ENE
9
1
SE
7
1.4
E
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
0.7
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
257
302
266
270
231
292
453
397
237
184
118
132
85
138
190
249
306
163
143
152
193
134
127
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
SSW
15
ENE
20
NNE
5
WSW
15
SSW
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:50AM1.53m
6:22PM1.45m
6:39AM1.38m
7:19PM1.36m
7:36AM1.24m
8:31PM1.28m
Low Tide
11:37PM0.20m
12:04PM0.19m
00:28AM0.33m
12:53PM0.31m
1:29AM0.47m
1:52PM0.41m
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6:47
6:48
6:48
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5:10
5:10
5:09
Temp °C
19
19
20
21
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
21
22
21
20
19
19
19
20
21
23
23
22
20
20
20
21
21
20
21
20
20
19
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
21
20
22
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.6
E
9
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
Energy kJ
257
257
302
266
270
231
292
330
297
237
184
118
99
85
52
153
173
159
163
143
152
131
134
112
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
E
12
Energy kJ
140
140
138
129
61
63
90
92
90
104
78
76
84
52
121
119
157
114
105
102
98
132
108
127
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
E
12
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
E
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
S
10
Energy kJ
37
52
56
61
82
81
56
53
48
30
70
47
71
84
67
24
82
95
92
87
84
82
95
72
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
8
1.9
ESE
7
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
NE
4
1.4
E
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
453
397
132
28
138
190
249
306
193
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
160
451
243
42
21
1
0
1
294
294
407
395
1
1
1
0
6
30
11
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
5
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