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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 18 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 8AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.8
SSW
2.3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)1010107889910101011121212121210101010141013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)210264313282637104612301016860562460423415361355298284170167173154101100280
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
5
SW
45
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
W
20
SW
25
S
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:50AM
1.45
3:55PM
1.54
4:20AM
1.54
4:25PM
1.59
4:49AM
1.60
4:54PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
0.21
9:48AM
0.27
10:08PM
0.13
10:19AM
0.21
10:36PM
0.07
10:50AM
0.17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---5:13-------5:15-------5:16----
Sunset------7:12-------7:10-------7:10-
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-13-----1-------------1-
Temp. °C232320202323232120181720212222212019182124212020
Feels °C (?)242614151616161718161620192120212118161820171618
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