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Coffee Bay Point Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Coffee Bay Point surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.8° 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 12AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Coffee Bay Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | |
231 | 238 | 271 | 276 | 211 | 184 | 102 | 86 | 158 | 153 | 190 | 187 | 171 | 150 | 138 | 131 | 135 | 115 | 127 | 89 | 116 | 84 | 180 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:22PM1.45m | 6:39AM1.38m | 7:19PM1.36m | 7:36AM1.24m | 8:31PM1.28m | 8:51AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.33m | 12:53PM0.31m | 1:29AM0.47m | 1:52PM0.41m | 2:47AM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — |
 | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 13 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 231 | 238 | 271 | 276 | 211 | 184 | 102 | 86 | 52 | 121 | 190 | 187 | 171 | 150 | 127 | 131 | 135 | 115 | 94 | 73 | 51 | 54 | 92 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 7 | E 11 |
| kJ | 63 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 104 | 78 | 76 | 56 | 85 | 36 | 119 | 117 | 114 | 105 | 138 | 98 | 82 | 95 | 127 | 89 | 116 | 84 | 54 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 11 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 81 | 79 | 53 | 48 | 30 | 41 | 64 | 84 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 52 | 95 | 92 | 87 | 84 | 97 | 79 | 72 | 71 | 94 | 69 | 84 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | SW 2 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 158 | 153 | 193 | 192 | 200 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 180 | 101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 261 | 281 | 396 | 128 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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