
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coffee Bay Point today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point at 9PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Coffee Bay Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 21 | E 8 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
720 | 771 | 1060 | 560 | 589 | 513 | 756 | 864 | 421 | 367 | 392 | 398 | 426 | 369 | 347 | 293 | 206 | 260 | 343 | 313 | 415 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:10PM1.55m | 3:24AM1.61m | 3:49PM1.69m | 4:02AM1.67m | 4:26PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.17m | 9:17PM0.18m | 9:35AM0.05m | 9:57PM0.08m | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 17 | ESE 8 | SSW 20 | ESE 8 |
720 | 608 | 1060 | 393 | 282 | 513 | 756 | 864 | 421 | 367 | 244 | 398 | 426 | 369 | 347 | 293 | 206 | 190 | 221 | 298 | 130 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 21 | SW 16 | SSW 19 |
330 | 70 | 88 | 560 | 402 | 203 | 164 | 218 | 193 | 109 | 109 | 211 | 188 | 132 | 117 | 80 | 68 | 44 | 343 | 119 | 415 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 25 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 |
71 | — | — | 90 | 102 | 328 | 226 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 143 | 126 | 121 | 48 | 69 | 176 | 260 | 175 | 30 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 4 | E 8 | ENE 5 |
284 | 771 | 302 | 382 | 589 | 276 | 300 | 372 | 270 | 341 | 392 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 253 | 13 | 313 | 64 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 638 | 638 | 243 | 243 | 638 | 638 | 243 | 623 | 638 | 638 | 638 | 75 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 259 | 294 | 294 | 75 | 168 |
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