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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 15 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today?

The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 4PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (15 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (15 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.7
SSW
1
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
S
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.2
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)77777712101099888888891010111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)286316255250233310314441394300394380330277245196178175256194218269326308
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
S
15
SSW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
onononononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:12PM
1.27
2:44AM
1.24
2:51PM
1.37
3:18AM
1.35
3:24PM
1.47
3:50AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34PM
0.42
8:40AM
0.45
9:08PM
0.32
9:15AM
0.36
9:38PM
0.21
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------5:11-------5:13-------5:13
Sunset--7:12-------7:12-------7:12-----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
---1-1------------1-1122
Temp. °C252524232322222222222222222121222323232323222220
Feels °C (?)212221212220212222222223232222232321212224242315
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