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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 17 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
24.1° 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 2PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (17 Jan)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
E
1
E
1.5
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.4
S
1.2
E
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)88899101010810789910101011121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20217517517517544321026426430251295211491109954707442454461373361298246242
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
10
SSW
45
SW
35
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
NE
5
NW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24PM
1.47
3:50AM
1.45
3:55PM
1.54
4:20AM
1.54
4:25PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15AM
0.36
9:38PM
0.21
9:48AM
0.27
10:08PM
0.13
10:19AM
0.21
10:36PM
0.07
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-5:13-------5:13-------5:15------
Sunset----7:12-------7:12-------7:10---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------13------1--------
Temp. °C222223242424242321192323222119181820212221212120
Feels °C (?)232323222323252516141617151616161719202120212221
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