Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 3AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Coffee Bay Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1285 | 2156 | 1658 | 1288 | 1160 | 1526 | 1508 | 574 | 499 | 459 | 426 | 265 | 138 | 142 | 105 | 94 | 78 | 123 | 223 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.04m | 1:47PM1.06m | 1:52AM1.18m | 2:23PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.76m | 7:33AM0.63m | 7:45PM0.63m | 8:11AM0.49m | 8:22PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 |
28 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 846 | 644 | 6 | 499 | 459 | 426 | 265 | 137 | 142 | 79 | 94 | 52 | 43 | 223 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 135 | 138 | 75 | 105 | 49 | 29 | 123 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | E 9 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 36 | 7 | 56 | 80 | 78 | 28 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1285 | 2156 | 1658 | 1288 | 1160 | 1526 | 1508 | 574 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 354 | 538 | 583 | 396 | 396 | 0 | 33 | 396 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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