Surf Forecasts:
Coffee Bay Point surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 11 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, ENE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period, S swell with 6,138 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Coffee Bay Point this week:
The surf forecast for Coffee Bay Point over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Coffee Bay Point in the next 16 days are 3.0m 18s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 12) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Fri 11th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Coffee Bay Point over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what Coffee Bay Point has cookin’ over the next couple weeks. I’ll be real with ya—there’s some trash to sift through before we get to the good stuff.
The first few days are a write-off. From Saturday morning through Wednesday afternoon, it’s cross-onshore winds and choppy, blown-out surf. Swell heights run from 3ft up to 8ft, coming out of the SE, S, and ENE, but the wind just kills it. Wave energy ranges from moderate (435) to very strong (3495 on Monday), but who cares if it’s messy? Not worth paddlin’ out.
Thursday the 10th is where it starts to clean up. Morning brings a cross-offshore SSW breeze at 12 mph cleanin’ up a 6ft ENE swell (620 energy)—still marginal but better. By Thursday afternoon, the wind drops to a gentle 9 mph from the SSW, still cross-off, and the swell holds at 6ft from the ENE (514 energy). Conditions are clean. That’s your first real window. Friday the 11th stays small at 6ft ENE swell, but winds are light—cross-shore in the mornin’, light cross-on in the arvo—so it’s okay, just average.
Then we hit another rough spell Saturday and Sunday the 12th–13th. Swell bumps up to 8ft and even 13ft from the E, but winds are messy cross-onshore or strong cross-off. Wave energy is huge (1099 to 3463), but the quality is poor or marginal. That 13ft on Sunday afternoon comes with a 22 mph SSW cross-off and clean faces, but it’s experts only.
Now, the standout: Monday the 14th morning. The swell drops to a clean 8ft from the E, period 10 seconds, with light SSW cross-off winds at 6 mph. Wave energy is strong at 1359. This is excellent surf for experienced surfers. That’s the best of the run—clean, solid, and well-shaped for a point break. The swell direction (E) is a bit east of the ideal SSE, but the quality makes it worth it. Afternoon gets trashed by a NE breeze.
After that, it fades. Tuesday the 15th is marginal at best, Wednesday the 16th is blown out by 28 mph SSW winds, and from Thursday the 17th into the 20th, it’s mostly small, messy, and onshore. There’s a glimmer on Sunday the 20th morning with a clean 8ft ESE swell and light cross-off WSW wind (1420 energy), but it’s a long way off and iffy.
Water temp is about average for the time of year, so no wetsuit drama.
Best bet: Monday the 14th morning—get up early for clean, solid waves at Coffee Bay Point. Thursday the 10th afternoon is your backup for smaller, cleaner fun.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the NNE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 22 | S 18 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 878 | 542 | 365 | 338 | 231 | 1071 | 6138 | 3387 | 1835 | 772 | 484 | 782 | 860 | 637 | 926 | 1183 | 539 | 466 | 337 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:19PM1.19m | 9:14AM1.01m | 10:43PM1.09m | 12:16PM1.06m | 00:52AM1.19m | 1:33PM1.26m | 1:51AM1.35m | 2:19PM1.46m | 2:33AM1.49m | 2:56PM1.63m | 3:09AM1.60m | 3:29PM1.76m | 3:41AM1.67m | ||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.62m | 3:33PM0.67m | 5:39AM0.64m | 6:28PM0.62m | 7:16AM0.48m | 7:43PM0.44m | 8:04AM0.30m | 8:29PM0.27m | 8:41AM0.15m | 9:06PM0.14m | 9:14AM0.03m | 9:39PM0.04m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | E 9 | S 18 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 878 | 542 | 258 | 338 | 231 | 211 | 6138 | 3387 | 1835 | 772 | 167 | 156 | 108 | 90 | 60 | 778 | 539 | 466 | 337 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 10 | SSW 22 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 116 | 140 | 52 | 82 | 127 | 1071 | — | — | — | — | 162 | 82 | 14 | 12 | 52 | 120 | 65 | 43 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 15 | — | SE 7 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 49 | 36 | 42 | — | 52 | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 5 | SE 7 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 365 | 245 | 25 | 29 | 169 | 108 | 395 | 526 | 484 | 782 | 860 | 637 | 926 | 1183 | 11 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 638 | 294 | 38 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 266 | 583 | 398 | 181 | 623 | 78 | 128 | 397 | 11 | 109 | 0 | 6 |
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