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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 22 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
23.8° 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 5AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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)
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
6
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
1
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.9
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
7
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
154
135
143
124
132
129
127
248
116
84
84
82
132
134
79
78
73
81
79
75
69
91
90
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
0
ESE
15
NE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
E
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:36AM1.24m
8:31PM1.28m
8:51AM1.12m
9:57PM1.25m
10:24AM1.08m
Low Tide
1:29AM0.47m
1:52PM0.41m
2:47AM0.58m
3:05PM0.50m
4:24AM0.61m
4:31PM0.53m
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6:48
6:48
6:50
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5:09
5:09
5:08
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Temp °C
20
19
20
24
25
23
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
20
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
23
22
22
20
20
19
19
19
20
18
18
19
17
18
18
17
20
19
19
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
1
E
11
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
Energy kJ
137
154
135
143
124
108
88
69
248
51
51
37
82
82
106
51
34
73
72
79
75
69
91
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
S
10
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
160
114
105
102
98
132
129
127
127
116
84
84
27
18
81
79
78
23
81
49
48
48
47
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.2
SSW
13
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
87
95
92
85
84
82
79
72
18
71
47
46
29
44
42
53
59
57
22
15
16
23
22
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
203
3
7
15
15
27
42
56
132
134
61
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
Distance (km)
1
0
0
0
38
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
261
407
128
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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