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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 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
23.7° 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 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (05 May)7ft (2.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 115mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
6
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.1
E
8
2.1
E
6
2.1
E
7
2.1
E
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.7
SE
9
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
195
240
189
161
335
415
445
219
145
461
2242
3130
3346
3506
2987
2467
1781
1396
1092
833
1871
2274
5517
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
NNE
10
SSW
15
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
10
SSE
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
10
W
10
ENE
15
N
30
NW
35
W
35
W
45
W
55
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
off
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:32PM1.38m
5:40AM1.39m
6:05PM1.30m
6:12AM1.30m
6:46PM1.21m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.24m
11:32PM0.35m
11:54AM0.33m
00:05AM0.45m
12:31PM0.42m
00:47AM0.56m
light rain
mod rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
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6:37
6:37
6:37
6:39
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
1
6
4
23
52
23
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
21
20
20
19
19
19
18
19
23
23
22
19
19
17
17
17
20
20
19
18
18
18
20
20
23
21
20
19
18
19
16
18
20
20
19
16
16
11
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
1.6
E
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.7
SE
9
3
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.9
SE
11
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
198
195
240
87
145
100
97
233
219
145
461
2242
3130
3346
3506
2987
2467
1781
1396
1092
806
836
2274
3428
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
S
11
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.4
ENE
8
0.1
SW
15
0.9
S
13
1.6
SSE
12
0.1
S
22
1.5
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
47
62
63
189
5
10
10
38
41
103
251
83
62
41
10
10
9
24
8
276
833
9
508
359
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
ENE
8
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
13
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SE
21
0.3
SE
20
Energy kJ
24
17
12
11
11
7
7
69
70
137
71
12
11
7
35
8
6
14
17
60
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
2.1
E
6
2.1
E
7
2.1
E
7
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
NW
2
0.8
WNW
3
1.2
W
4
1.7
WSW
6
2.2
SW
9
2.2
SW
9
2
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
12
0.6
WNW
4
4.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
161
335
415
445
1
1
13
44
202
711
854
680
1871
14
5517
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
3
4
4
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
0
11
0
6
38
108
160
6
0
0
0
0
0
128
11
21
59
192
243
243
245
208
210
243
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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