Coffee Bay Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the 16-day picture for Coffee Bay Point.

Honestly, mate, it’s a bit of a tough stretch to get overly excited about. The wind is going to be the main enemy for much of the first week or more, with a lot of cross-onshore and onshore breeze messing up what swell is on offer. We’re looking at a full week from Wednesday 12th August before we see anything that’s really worth getting the wettie on for. The water temp is sitting at about 70°, which is basically average for this time of year, so nothing out of the ordinary there.

The first few days are a right write-off. Wednesday 12th has sick southeasterly swell around 6 ft, but it’s blowing 16 mph from the ENE onshore. It’s a miss. Thursday 13th and Friday 14th are much the same story—a bit of swell, but wind is just ruining it. The weekend isn't much better; mornings on Saturday 15th see a weak 5 ft easterly swell with a light cross-on breeze, and by Sunday 16th morning we get a bump in size to 7 ft from the ENE with a long 11-second period. That puts the wave energy at a solid 1663 (moderate), and it’s still cross-on. Not ideal.

Monday 17th is where we start to see a shift. The wind goes cross-off from the SSW at 9 mph, and we get a clean 5 ft easterly swell. It’s still only marginal with the tide, but it’s a lot better than what we’ve seen. Tuesday 18th afternoon has a similar pattern with a clean 5 ft swell from the ENE.

The standout in this whole period, if we’re being honest, is the morning of Wednesday 19th August. We get a clean 5 ft swell from the SSW (which is close to the optimum direction), a 7-second period, and a nice cross-off wind from the SSW at 12 mph. It’s clean. But keep an eye on the afternoon of that same day: the swell pumps up to 10 ft from the SSW, with a wave energy of 1101 (moderate). That’s a proper bit of size, and it’s clean. It’s going to be a bit much for beginners, but for the crew on shortboards and step-ups, it’s the best call of the whole 16 days. Just watch for the bigger sets.

Things go a bit yucky again on Thursday 20th with strong onshore winds. Then we get a few more clean windows with cross-off winds on Friday 21st morning for a smaller 4 ft southerly swell, and again on Saturday 22nd morning with a long 15-second, 3 ft SSW groundswell. That long period is nice for the point, but the size is tiny.

The last week, from 23rd August onwards, is mostly frustrating with onshore winds again. The best bet there is the morning of Tuesday 25th August, with a clean, cross-off 7 ft ENE swell. It’s a bit short-period at 7 seconds, and it’s over a week away, so don’t lock it in just yet. It’s promising, but not certain.

So, bottom line: If you can only surf one day, make it the afternoon of Wednesday 19th August for the clean, big 10 ft SSW swell. The morning of that same day is also a great, more manageable option.

Stay salty,

Rusty

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