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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 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
24.0° 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 7PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (11 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
0
3
9
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
919
822
520
314
233
458
845
2285
2200
1670
1809
1274
1956
1443
1077
918
1648
4739
7338
6452
8182
2528
2028
1645
Wind (km/h)
35
W
10
NNE
20
N
25
NW
40
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
20
SW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
15
W
30
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:25AM1.10m
00:07AM1.30m
12:31PM1.20m
00:56AM1.45m
1:21PM1.33m
1:39AM1.59m
Low Tide
5:31PM0.52m
6:28AM0.48m
6:29PM0.41m
7:16AM0.33m
7:17PM0.29m
7:58AM0.19m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:15
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
21
24
23
24
25
24
24
24
27
28
22
25
25
25
24
23
24
20
19
17
16
15
14
14
12
21
19
18
17
14
16
15
20
20
19
20
18
18
19
20
20
13
10
11
12
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
14
0.4
ENE
8
1.9
SSW
13
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
0.3
ENE
7
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
919
822
520
314
233
458
845
2285
2200
1670
22
1274
1956
1443
1077
918
10
3924
2528
2028
1645
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.1
SE
12
0.8
SSW
18
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
S
15
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
45
34
39
38
7
17
24
32
30
23
5
413
14
14
13
9
41
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
ENE
8
0.1
SE
12
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
58
39
20
20
37
23
7
14
14
14
5
22
5
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
4
0.6
NE
9
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
WNW
2
0.7
WSW
4
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
40
49
4
14
2
13
1809
1648
4739
7338
6452
8182
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
9
9
4
4
4
Distance (km)
28
11
11
1
42
52
42
75
42
52
33
15
42
42
6
0
208
451
451
456
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
4
7
9
5
9
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
9
2
2
9
5
9
9
5
5
5
6
4
7
4
4
4
9
9
5
9
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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