
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 1PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Coffee Bay Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
172 | 160 | 132 | 132 | 109 | 111 | 111 | 113 | 90 | 94 | 121 | 205 | 100 | 160 | 232 | 229 | 372 | 348 | 312 | 238 | 176 | 80 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:24PM1.08m | 1:26AM1.14m | 1:53PM1.25m | 1:58AM1.29m | 2:18PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.66m | 7:27PM0.64m | 7:38AM0.50m | 7:57PM0.49m | 8:04AM0.35m | 8:24PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 13 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
160 | 160 | 132 | 132 | 109 | 111 | 111 | 113 | 90 | 94 | 94 | 15 | 81 | 51 | 56 | 56 | 257 | 257 | 245 | 79 | 176 | 58 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 14 | SE 8 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 |
172 | 111 | 101 | 57 | 56 | 15 | 57 | 54 | 13 | 25 | 16 | 82 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 57 | 34 | 27 | 132 | 29 | 38 | 80 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | S 17 | SSE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SE 8 | S 15 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
— | — | — | — | 10 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 60 | 56 | 121 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 74 | 67 | 87 | 31 | 69 | 22 | 67 | 92 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | E 3 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSE 12 | — | WSW 4 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 205 | 100 | 160 | 232 | 229 | 372 | 348 | 312 | 238 | 152 | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 59 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 266 | 261 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 109 | 0 | 0 |
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