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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 23 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
24.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today?

The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 10AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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)
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
S
12
0.6
E
10
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SW
16
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
195
191
114
112
112
112
110
78
75
103
79
74
95
91
90
88
112
80
100
74
74
111
123
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
S
0
WNW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
N
5
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:51AM1.12m
9:57PM1.25m
10:24AM1.08m
11:19PM1.27m
11:48AM1.11m
Low Tide
2:47AM0.58m
3:05PM0.50m
4:24AM0.61m
4:31PM0.53m
5:50AM0.56m
5:46PM0.51m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:08
5:08
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
20
20
20
19
19
18
19
19
20
21
20
19
19
18
17
17
20
22
21
20
18
18
17
17
19
18
19
20
20
18
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
18
17
16
18
19
18
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
S
12
0.6
E
10
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
248
195
191
114
112
112
112
110
78
73
103
71
74
95
91
90
88
112
80
100
74
74
74
54
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
7
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
E
10
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
73
30
23
29
41
25
65
15
77
75
72
79
48
48
47
47
30
46
29
29
16
64
93
102
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
NE
7
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
E
9
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
18
71
49
45
12
44
54
53
10
46
44
44
45
13
12
42
43
43
26
16
25
7
123
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
8
0.5
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.8
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
18
49
75
84
27
28
17
1
1
1
1
2
2
18
69
111
123
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
26
243
243
11
0
0
0
1
294
294
294
294
78
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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