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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm 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 5PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm 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)

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.7
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)1098888888991010101010778910101112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)482381367330284237209183175295397510210264374302293456452471502492379426
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
10
S
40
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:51PM
1.37
3:18AM
1.35
3:24PM
1.47
3:50AM
1.45
3:55PM
1.54
4:20AM
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
Monday
19
Sunrise-------5:13-------5:13-------5:15
Sunset--7:12-------7:12-------7:12-----
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Rain (mm)
-111---1----123---------
Temp. °C222222222122222223242323232221192223222221202020
Feels °C (?)232322232123232322221921242416141717161818181818
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