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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 16 Jan 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
24.8° C
(Which is 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: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.3
E
1.4
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)121010988888888101010101010107891010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)870580482381367318273237207174183142306400214264264302254371486423522443
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
5
S
40
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:44AM
1.24
2:51PM
1.37
3:18AM
1.35
3:24PM
1.47
3:50AM
1.45
3:55PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40AM
0.45
9:08PM
0.32
9:15AM
0.36
9:38PM
0.21
9:48AM
0.27
10:08PM
0.13
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-5:11-------5:13-------5:13------
Sunset----7:12-------7:12-------7:12---
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222222221212121212323232323232119232322222120
Feels °C (?)212123232222222222222221202324261614181716171818
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