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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 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 4AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (08 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (08 May)15ft (4.5m)13s

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 Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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)
5
2
6
8
6
7
9
5
4
4
4
4
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
11
3.5
S
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4
S
13
4.5
S
13
4.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.6
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5020
3514
5013
6195
4768
5953
6202
4079
3614
2914
2400
1979
1513
1230
961
750
545
460
324
227
173
173
130
228
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
N
15
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
25
WSW
40
W
35
W
40
W
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:52AM1.19m
7:44PM1.13m
7:55AM1.10m
9:18PM1.10m
9:42AM1.05m
11:00PM1.16m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.56m
1:19PM0.51m
1:49AM0.66m
2:32PM0.58m
3:34AM0.70m
4:09PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:39
6:39
6:39
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5:19
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
18
18
18
20
22
20
18
16
15
15
15
20
22
21
19
18
18
18
20
25
28
24
22
20
9
10
11
12
15
14
14
13
12
13
12
18
19
17
16
14
14
13
16
23
23
15
13
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
4
S
13
4
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Energy kJ
3320
3514
3624
3723
4763
5172
4868
4079
3614
2914
2400
1979
1513
1230
961
750
545
460
324
125
132
173
130
119
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
16
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
1.2
ENE
7
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
Energy kJ
270
210
486
742
78
71
47
44
28
26
25
25
24
24
22
12
12
19
124
227
173
167
102
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
20
0.6
SSE
19
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.4
E
8
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SE
14
0.4
SE
13
Energy kJ
98
241
152
118
104
12
12
43
41
41
66
9
23
25
25
39
55
54
54
32
18
30
46
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
11
0.4
WNW
4
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
13
4.5
S
13
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
0.4
SW
3
1.1
SW
6
1.6
SW
7
Energy kJ
5020
6
5013
6195
4768
5953
6202
29
11
25
49
77
207
287
2
79
228
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
6
4
8
4
4
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
245
208
243
168
59
219
294
243
0
0
0
0
0
0
276
294
42
15
42
42
1
1
0
21
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
8
7
5
5
9
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
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