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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 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: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (07 May)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
1
1
1
1
6
5
7
8
5
6
9
6
4
4
4
4
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2.2
SSW
9
2.4
SW
10
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1542
1092
820
1216
3298
5811
5113
5158
6275
3910
5602
6008
4178
2043
2744
2200
1805
1513
1251
1018
882
657
494
337
Wind (km/h)
50
W
50
W
45
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
ENE
20
NE
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:46PM1.21m
6:52AM1.19m
7:44PM1.13m
7:55AM1.10m
9:18PM1.10m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.42m
00:47AM0.56m
1:19PM0.51m
1:49AM0.66m
2:32PM0.58m
3:34AM0.70m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
6:39
6:39
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5:20
5:19
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
21
21
19
19
18
18
18
18
20
22
20
18
17
16
15
15
20
23
22
19
19
18
18
19
12
11
10
9
9
10
10
11
12
15
14
14
14
14
12
12
19
19
18
16
16
13
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.5
S
12
1.3
ESE
11
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
4
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
1542
1092
690
694
366
3546
3420
3607
3942
3910
4523
4690
4178
2043
2744
2200
1805
1513
1251
1018
882
657
494
337
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.5
S
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.5
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
21
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
18
1.1
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
2.1
SSE
12
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.5
E
8
1.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
8
92
537
563
43
229
166
486
659
870
50
31
29
1311
26
25
14
14
25
13
12
12
28
124
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
22
0.2
SSE
21
0.4
SE
20
0.6
SSE
19
0.8
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.1
SW
18
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
14
6
19
43
98
241
118
83
80
12
28
28
41
41
66
9
24
25
25
38
55
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
5
2.2
SW
8
2.2
SSW
9
2.4
SW
10
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
3
SSW
12
0.6
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.6
NE
7
Energy kJ
140
588
820
1216
3298
5811
5113
5158
6275
3683
5602
6008
2721
6
20
38
55
77
214
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
6
4
4
4
7
7
9
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
208
243
245
208
208
243
168
168
219
243
243
0
0
0
0
0
0
294
181
108
1
75
42
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
7
7
9
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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