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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 14 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
23.3° 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 5AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (14 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (14 May)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
S
13
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.9
SSW
15
2.2
S
16
2.4
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2528
2258
1836
1556
661
505
505
814
711
628
1753
2386
2682
2753
2512
2444
2185
1756
1465
1269
1003
987
752
584
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:39AM1.59m
2:04PM1.44m
2:20AM1.70m
2:45PM1.53m
3:00AM1.77m
3:25PM1.59m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.19m
8:00PM0.18m
8:38AM0.08m
8:43PM0.10m
9:18AM0.01m
9:24PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:14
5:14
Temp °C
16
15
15
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
19
20
18
18
18
17
16
16
19
20
20
19
19
13
13
13
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
16
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
19
18
17
16
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
S
13
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.9
SSW
15
2.2
S
16
2.4
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
Energy kJ
2528
2258
1836
1556
661
505
505
814
711
628
1753
2386
2682
2753
2512
2444
2185
1756
1465
1269
1003
987
752
584
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.2
E
8
0.6
S
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
1
1
417
365
304
5
161
360
5
5
22
9
11
37
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
11
0.3
SW
16
0.5
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
6
2
40
59
18
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
NE
4
Energy kJ
11
6
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
109
128
1
0
0
0
0
28
137
0
0
0
0
0
0
160
243
287
259
128
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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