Coffee Bay Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.97° S 29.17° E

Coffee Bay Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coffee Bay Point sea temperature is
21.6° C
1.2° 

Coffee Bay Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 8PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (20 Aug)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
2
0
2
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
14
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
359
184
991
2348
1887
1433
1028
744
633
490
459
367
373
313
313
318
378
1016
1245
1809
1397
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
S
10
SSE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
S
45
SSW
50
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:07PM1.12m
8:30AM0.96m
9:52PM0.99m
12:26PM0.93m
Low Tide
1:43PM0.58m
2:33AM0.68m
2:43PM0.72m
5:18AM0.75m
6:19PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
16
18
19
18
18
18
17
16
17
23
22
20
18
17
Feels °C
16
16
17
19
17
17
18
16
18
19
18
18
16
15
15
16
22
15
12
10
11
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