Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 11PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Coffee Bay Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | ENE 9 | SSW 19 | E 7 | SSW 18 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
444 | 453 | 518 | 524 | 363 | 293 | 209 | 260 | 346 | 340 | 415 | 182 | 230 | 249 | 223 | 278 | 395 | 371 | 413 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:49PM1.69m | 4:02AM1.67m | 4:26PM1.78m | 4:36AM1.68m | 5:00PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57PM0.08m | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | 10:42AM-0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 20 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | E 10 | ENE 7 |
250 | 187 | 484 | 426 | 363 | 293 | 209 | 50 | 54 | 298 | 116 | 94 | 189 | 167 | 100 | 74 | 64 | 75 | 310 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 21 | SE 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 15 | E 11 |
82 | 130 | 162 | 132 | 132 | 80 | 71 | 190 | 346 | 44 | 415 | 182 | 74 | 75 | 103 | 65 | 6 | 60 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SE 7 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | SSW 15 |
33 | 28 | 161 | 121 | 48 | 69 | 176 | 260 | 175 | 119 | 39 | 53 | 207 | 115 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
444 | 453 | 518 | 524 | — | — | — | 204 | 241 | 340 | 80 | 179 | 230 | 249 | 223 | 278 | 395 | 371 | 413 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 638 | 75 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 199 | 294 | 294 | 266 | 187 | 187 | 15 | 42 | 138 | 294 | 294 | 128 | 75 |
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