Coffee Bay Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Coffee Bay Point is the only game in town for this outlook, and it’s got a real split personality over the next couple of weeks. The first week is a bit of a washout, but there’s a couple of standout sessions that’ll make it worth hanging around for.

We start off with a bit of a tease on Saturday, July 4th. Saturday morning is our first real chance, with a solid 8 ft swell from the SSE, period at a nice 12 seconds. The wind is glassy out of the WSW – dead calm. This is proper surf for experienced surfers, and the wave energy is strong, sitting at 1985. It’s going to be clean, powerful, and lined up nicely at this point break. But by Saturday afternoon, the wind shifts to a cross-on SE breeze at 6 mph and the quality drops fast. Sunday and Monday are a total write-off with poor conditions and messy onshores.

Tuesday the 7th afternoon offers a small silver lining. It’s only 2 ft from the SSW, but the wind is a light cross-off, making for clean little waves. The period is a long 14 seconds, so there’s some real push in the water despite the size. The combined energy is weak at 277, so it’s more of a longboard or funboard session.

Now, the real standout comes on Saturday, July 11th. Saturday morning is an absolute gem: 8 ft from the S, 14-second period, and glassy conditions with the wind from the ESE at just 3 mph. The energy is strong at 2221, and this is going to be excellent for experienced surfers. Clean, powerful, long-period groundswell peeling down the point – treat yourself. Later that afternoon, though, the onshore picks up and ruins the fun.

The following week is mostly a bust. There’s a weird little pulse of very long-period SSW swell (15-17 seconds) around July 17th and 18th, but it’s carrying cross-on winds and only delivering marginal surf at best. By Saturday the 18th, we get a bit of size again – 6 ft from the SSW, period at 15 seconds, and clean cross-off winds in the morning and afternoon. The combined energy is very strong (2613 and 3562 respectively), but the forecast signals only marginal conditions. The swell direction doesn’t match the optimum SSE as well, so it might be a bit lumpy or closing out on the point. Worth a look if you’re desperate, but it’s no guarantee.

Overall, the highlight is the morning of Saturday, July 4th, and the morning of Saturday, July 11th. Those are the two sessions you want to plan around. The rest of the 16 days are mostly small, messy, or blown out.

The water temp isn’t flagged as unusual in the guidance, so it’s about average for the time of year here at Coffee Bay Point.

Stay patient. The good windows are there, just not every day.

Rusty.

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