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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 18 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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today?

The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 2PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (18 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (18 May)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
199
214
395
335
321
220
169
160
144
188
178
118
114
169
204
286
328
377
331
341
333
338
291
250
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NW
10
NNW
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:48PM1.60m
5:06AM1.65m
5:33PM1.54m
5:50AM1.53m
6:22PM1.45m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.03m
10:51PM0.11m
11:19AM0.10m
11:37PM0.20m
12:04PM0.19m
00:28AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:10
5:10
Temp °C
19
19
21
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
20
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
21
20
19
18
17
16
16
19
21
21
22
19
19
18
18
20
20
20
20
21
21
20
19
21
21
20
20
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
S
12
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
70
214
395
335
321
220
169
160
114
82
178
118
64
169
204
286
328
377
331
341
333
338
291
250
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
S
11
0.6
E
7
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
149
70
56
43
41
29
28
18
18
188
81
36
104
137
145
138
178
133
129
61
63
67
92
90
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.6
S
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
Energy kJ
199
142
7
7
8
3
30
68
144
17
17
54
114
29
50
51
52
56
60
83
56
56
36
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
Energy kJ
5
5
3
6
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
33
75
0
0
0
0
6
451
294
15
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
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