
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Coffee Bay Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 90 | 84 | 266 | 419 | 573 | 615 | 514 | 491 | 476 | 367 | 297 | 347 | 186 | 176 | 94 | 191 | 580 | 519 | 624 | 378 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:43PM1.57m | 2:53AM1.54m | 3:09PM1.70m | 3:20AM1.63m | 3:36PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30AM0.22m | 8:50PM0.20m | 8:55AM0.10m | 9:17PM0.08m | 9:22AM0.01m | 9:45PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
98 | 90 | 84 | 266 | 419 | 573 | 615 | 514 | 491 | 476 | 367 | 101 | 88 | 70 | 176 | 62 | 65 | 580 | 519 | 624 | 378 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | S 5 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
48 | 48 | 49 | 83 | 63 | 97 | 95 | 93 | 72 | 44 | 57 | 297 | 23 | 186 | 60 | 23 | 191 | 67 | 52 | 52 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 |
54 | 51 | 49 | 68 | 70 | 52 | 48 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 94 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 73 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 |
21 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 50 | 15 | 56 | 46 | 196 | 347 | 10 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 6 | 243 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 38 | 11 | 294 | 294 | 181 | 38 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 109 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
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