Coffee Bay Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.97° S 29.17° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Coffee Bay Point sea temperature is

21.5°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 (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 4AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (30 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri night).
	Wednesday 30								Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SE 10	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	406	398	591	711	815	776	698	615	483	411	317	436	687	801	845	709	650	722	682	705	763	763	763	1056
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			5:21AM1.58m				5:38PM1.66m				5:55AM1.47m				6:15PM1.50m				6:35AM1.31m				6:59PM1.30m
Low Tide	11:16PM0.04m				11:23AM0.08m				11:50PM0.16m				11:58AM0.22m				00:28AM0.31m				12:41PM0.39m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	17	15	17	21	21	20	18	17	17	17	19	23	23	22	21	19
Feels °C	14	15	13	13	12	11	11	12	11	10	11	14	13	13	12	12	13	13	16	19	18	18	19	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SE 10	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	ENE 8
kJ	406	398	591	711	815	776	698	615	483	411	317	242	200	141	104	67	48	38	23	23	8	8	8	606
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	S 9	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 17	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 9
kJ	81	130	29	28	57	67	99	91	85	58	60	53	53	50	35	17	17	16	6	6	6	6	6	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 18	SSW 13	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	SW 12
kJ	14	18	88	30	16	175	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	E 8	E 8	E 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	34	12	5	50	84	133	180	249	246	257	282	436	687	801	845	709	650	722	682	705	763	763	763	1056
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sunwich Port Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Green Point Durban/KZN South	Thompsons Bay KZN North	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	3	3	4	4	1	4	4	2	1	4	3	4
Distance (km)	208	310	294	294	294	294	294	294	259	259	335	407	428	583	583	428	261	128	138	395	397	128	108	11
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast																		Haga-Haga	Cintsa West			Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Hole-in-the-Wall
Rating (10 max)																		4	4			4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	2	2	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	7

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