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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 13 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 7AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (13 May)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (13 May)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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)
4
3
4
4
2
0
4
9
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.1
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.9
SSW
15
2.2
S
16
2.4
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3772
1442
1477
4949
4650
8217
7326
8252
2709
2258
1808
1378
585
505
379
814
628
628
1708
2386
2647
2508
2512
2252
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
30
SW
40
SSW
50
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
15
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
WSW
15
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
High Tide
00:56AM1.45m
1:21PM1.33m
1:39AM1.59m
2:04PM1.44m
2:20AM1.70m
2:45PM1.53m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.33m
7:17PM0.29m
7:58AM0.19m
8:00PM0.18m
8:38AM0.08m
8:43PM0.10m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:14
Temp °C
23
20
21
24
21
19
17
15
15
14
15
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
20
20
19
18
17
20
18
19
19
14
10
10
11
12
11
13
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
17
16
17
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.1
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.9
SSW
15
2.2
S
16
2.4
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1750
1442
1477
1978
3982
2709
2258
1808
1378
585
505
379
814
628
628
1708
2386
2647
2508
2512
2252
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.8
S
11
0.1
E
8
1.3
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.2
E
8
0.6
S
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
13
10
9
160
1
466
309
353
5
163
365
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
4
1
1
6
5
5
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
3772
4949
4650
8217
7326
8252
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
2
3
4
9
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
6
33
0
295
961
701
456
0
0
0
0
33
109
128
1
0
0
0
0
0
110
6
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
4
4
4
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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