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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 07 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today?

The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 5AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (07 May)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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)
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
6
2
4
4
6
9
5
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
S
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
4
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
4
S
13
4.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.2
S
12
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2876
2472
1973
1542
1376
823
957
2471
3072
5174
2990
4038
2976
5607
6248
4281
3676
2973
2335
1921
1589
1319
943
804
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
40
WNW
55
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
W
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
15
E
20
NE
15
N
15
N
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:12AM1.30m
6:46PM1.21m
6:52AM1.19m
7:44PM1.13m
7:55AM1.10m
9:18PM1.10m
Low Tide
00:05AM0.45m
12:31PM0.42m
00:47AM0.56m
1:19PM0.51m
1:49AM0.66m
2:32PM0.58m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
6:39
6:39
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5:20
5:19
5:19
1
Temp °C
17
19
20
20
21
19
19
18
18
17
17
20
22
20
18
17
16
15
15
21
22
21
19
18
13
11
10
10
11
9
10
9
9
9
8
11
15
14
14
14
14
12
12
20
19
17
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
S
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.2
S
12
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
Energy kJ
2876
2472
1973
1542
1376
806
957
2471
3072
3388
2990
2768
1879
4708
4815
4281
3676
2973
2335
1921
1589
1319
943
804
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.5
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
18
1.3
SSE
16
2.4
SSE
15
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
10
9
8
24
92
530
563
403
294
202
480
838
2478
50
31
30
29
28
26
25
14
24
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
22
0.2
SSE
21
0.4
SE
20
0.6
SSE
19
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
40
76
33
8
7
19
43
98
238
118
92
80
12
12
43
41
10
66
9
24
25
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
3
0.7
W
3
0.8
W
4
1.8
SW
6
1.7
SW
6
2.3
SW
9
2.1
SW
10
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
W
4
4.5
SSW
12
0.7
W
4
4
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
4
S
13
4.5
S
13
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
Energy kJ
8
11
17
193
212
823
880
16
19
5174
17
4038
2976
5607
6248
10
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
2
115
160
208
243
259
192
192
245
192
168
219
450
160
0
0
0
0
0
0
280
294
113
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Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
6
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
9
9
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
4
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