Coffee Bay Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s on the cards for Coffee Bay Point over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, the first few days are a bit of a write-off. We’ve got some swell filling in, but the wind is all over the shop, mostly cross-onshore and lumpy, making it a messy, poor surf scene. The water’s sitting at about 71°F, which is a touch warmer than the long-term average for this time of year – nothing crazy, but you’ll notice it’s not as chilly as it could be.

We need to wait until Saturday the 8th for things to start settling. That morning, the wind drops right out – glassy conditions – and we get a clean 4ft of SSW swell with a long 15-second period. It’s not huge, but it’s clean and the energy is moderate (666). That’s a decent window to get out.

But the real standout is Sunday morning, the 9th. The swell bumps up to 5ft from the SSW, still with a long 16-second period, and we’ve got light cross-offshore winds making it clean. The energy jumps right up to strong (1113). This is the best of the first week by a long shot. Coffee Bay Point is a point break, and with that long-period groundswell, it’s going to have some proper shape and push. It’s marked as fairly consistent too, so you won’t be sitting around for ages between sets. This is the one to point your board at.

After that, the wheels come off a bit. Monday the 10th sees a big jump in size – 10ft – but that’s a short-period, wind-whipped SE swell. The wind swings onshore and it gets lumpy and messy. At that size, it’s too much for beginners, and it’s only going to be for the experienced crew, and even then it’s not going to be pretty.

From Tuesday the 11th through to the following week, it’s a long stretch of poor conditions. The wind is relentless, mostly from the NE and cross-onshore, blowing 12 to 31 mph, and it’s just going to be blown-out mush. There’s plenty of size – 7ft to 10ft – but it’s all short-period windswell, and the quality is terrible. The energy values are high, but it’s useless energy. Honestly, from the 10th through to the 17th, it’s not worth getting excited about. That’s a solid week of no good options.

Looking further out, the second week is pretty grim. There’s a slight glimmer on Tuesday the 18th, with 4ft of swell and a longer 11-second period, but the cross-onshore wind is still there, making it marginal at best. The 19th has a bit of a pulse from the SSW with clean cross-offshore winds, but the swell is small and the period drops back to 10 seconds. It’s just not coming together.

So, bottom line: the standout is definitely Sunday morning, the 9th. That’s your window, don’t sleep on it. Saturday morning could be a fun, mellow session too if you’re after something a bit easier. After that, it’s a long stretch of nothing good until we get past the 17th, and even then it’s still looking pretty patchy.

This is Rusty, signing off. Keep an eye on that Sunday forecast, it’s the one.

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