Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 3PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Coffee Bay Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
273 | 226 | 226 | 180 | 144 | 136 | 136 | 257 | 501 | 480 | 440 | 373 | 425 | 425 | 710 | 326 | 373 | 378 | 361 | 326 | 457 | 1714 | 1576 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:38AM1.37m | 6:59PM1.42m | 7:06AM1.24m | 7:29PM1.27m | 7:37AM1.10m | 8:07PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.28m | 1:08AM0.42m | 1:10PM0.43m | 1:42AM0.55m | 1:43PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
273 | 226 | 226 | 180 | 144 | 136 | 136 | 106 | 501 | 480 | 440 | 373 | 425 | 181 | 114 | 313 | 273 | 212 | 164 | 173 | 297 | 1714 | 1576 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 6 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | SSW 14 | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
37 | 18 | 67 | 39 | 57 | 60 | 39 | 257 | 106 | 103 | 101 | — | 73 | 425 | — | 104 | 63 | 48 | 34 | 33 | 457 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 15 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — |
12 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 18 | 106 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — |
36 | 30 | 20 | 24 | 32 | 30 | — | — | — | 4 | 27 | 281 | 167 | — | 710 | 326 | 373 | 378 | 361 | 326 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 397 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 181 | 189 | 108 | 28 | 199 | 403 | 295 | 6 | 33 | 396 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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