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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 03 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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today?

The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 8AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (03 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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)
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
S
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSE
6
2.1
SE
7
3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
703
511
494
404
376
358
297
235
191
149
143
144
143
139
232
222
205
198
152
150
147
139
360
941
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NE
20
ENE
45
SW
15
NNW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
30
ESE
20
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:16AM1.61m
4:35PM1.51m
4:43AM1.56m
5:03PM1.46m
5:11AM1.48m
5:32PM1.38m
Low Tide
10:26AM0.13m
10:33PM0.20m
10:54AM0.18m
11:02PM0.26m
11:23AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
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6:35
6:35
6:37
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5:23
5:22
5:22
1
2
7
9
10
6
4
Temp °C
19
19
20
23
25
23
21
21
21
21
23
29
28
24
25
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
18
18
19
21
22
21
20
20
19
18
21
26
26
17
24
19
19
20
21
20
16
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
703
511
494
404
376
358
297
74
82
77
84
70
143
57
86
76
205
198
152
75
147
109
102
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
17
107
68
38
38
6
6
235
191
149
143
100
74
21
232
222
64
45
48
150
78
62
11
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.2
SSE
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
4
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
17
17
16
16
6
12
5
5
47
74
110
144
15
139
10
27
14
12
12
12
11
11
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
2
0.7
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.4
SW
11
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.4
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
2.1
SE
7
3
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
14
42
148
157
208
127
115
42
15
18
29
41
64
92
106
139
360
941
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
294
294
294
128
1
0
1
0
16
113
26
0
33
6
11
0
6
42
160
160
243
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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