Coffee Bay Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Coffee Bay Point.

We’re in for a pretty mixed bag over the next couple of weeks. The first few days are a bit of a write-off, with weak, onshore wind and messy conditions. The real standout window looks like it’s building from the end of August into the first few days of September, with some serious groundswell on the cards.

Water temp is sitting at about 71°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – nothing wild, but a nice little bonus.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Saturday morning, the 22nd of August. The swell is a modest 4 ft out of the SSW, but what makes it sweet is the cross-off wind from the SSW at 15 km/h. That’s clean, with moderate wave energy (677). It’s not the biggest, but the conditions will be tidy. Saturday afternoon, though, the wind howls up to 55 km/h, and the swell jumps to 10 ft – that’s big, period under 8 seconds, and windy. That’s expert-only kite-surf territory, not much fun for a paddle.

Sunday morning the 23rd sees an 8 ft SSW swell with a 9-second period, and cross-off wind at 20 km/h. The combined energy is strong (1587), but the period is short, so it’ll be lumpy. The setup is still clean, but it’s a bit of a handful for anyone not comfortable on a bigger day.

The real highlight, though, is the stretch from Tuesday the 25th through to Wednesday the 26th of August. We’ve got a long-period, 16-second swell from the SSW on Tuesday morning, 5 ft, and a light cross-on breeze. The energy is moderate (928). Tuesday afternoon bumps up to 5 ft with a 15-second period, and the energy climbs to 1021. Then Wednesday morning the 26th delivers a 7 ft swell from the S, with a 16-second period and a massive 2350 energy reading. The wind is light and cross-shore, so the lines will be clean. This is a proper groundswell – long, powerful, and the point break will handle it beautifully. The caveat is that with such a long period, it might draw a bit straight on the beach, but for a point, it’s a dream. The best of the best is Wednesday morning the 26th.

After that, Thursday and Friday the 27th and 28th are blown out by strong NE winds, and the swell stays up but messy. The following weekend, the 29th and 30th of August, has some big 10 ft+ SSW swells with cross-off winds, but the energy is huge (2509, 4698) and the period is shorter. That’s big, powerful, and for experienced surfers only.

The start of September has a smaller, cleaner window on the 1st and 3rd, with 5 ft to 7 ft ENE swells and light winds, but the energy is lower. Nothing to get too excited about compared to that Wednesday the 26th.

So, if you’ve got a day free, lock in Wednesday morning, the 26th of August. Coffee Bay Point will be firing with that 7 ft, 16-second S groundswell, light cross-shore breeze, and strong energy. It’s the best of the run. Keep an eye on the Tuesday before, too, for a warm-up.

Rusty, signing off.

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