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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 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
23.7° 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 10PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (19 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (19 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ENE
9
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
118
289
219
257
257
294
302
277
292
305
418
345
289
231
192
161
184
219
176
237
226
155
131
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
SSE
5
SSE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
W
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
High Tide
5:33PM1.54m
5:50AM1.53m
6:22PM1.45m
6:39AM1.38m
7:19PM1.36m
7:36AM1.24m
Low Tide
11:19AM0.10m
11:37PM0.20m
12:04PM0.19m
00:28AM0.33m
12:53PM0.31m
1:29AM0.47m
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6:47
6:48
6:48
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5:12
5:10
5:10
5:09
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
18
21
22
21
20
19
19
19
21
20
19
20
20
21
20
21
20
20
19
18
18
19
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
1.1
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SE
8
0.5
SSE
12
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
9
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
Energy kJ
180
118
149
219
257
257
294
302
277
292
305
79
345
289
231
162
147
106
85
53
167
173
153
131
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
E
9
0.5
SSE
12
0.2
S
17
0.4
SSE
12
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
13
0.4
S
9
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
12
Energy kJ
81
107
104
137
131
140
142
138
129
61
81
23
53
89
81
57
78
84
24
84
119
116
155
105
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
SSE
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
10
0.3
S
16
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
12
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
27
29
114
58
35
37
52
56
60
82
6
4
46
48
78
41
48
61
44
44
41
80
95
92
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
3
0.7
S
7
1.5
S
8
0.6
E
9
1.9
SE
8
0.7
E
10
1
ENE
9
1.5
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ENE
9
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
47
289
63
418
92
177
192
161
184
219
176
237
226
75
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
33
295
160
11
0
0
21
160
638
295
243
187
11
1
11
294
294
294
266
42
1
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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