Coffee Bay Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright crew, Rusty here. We’re looking at the next 16 days for Coffee Bay Point. It’s a point break, fairly consistent, and it likes swell from the SSE. The water is sitting at 72°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so it might feel a little nicer than usual on the skin.

The start of the run is largely a write-off. Sunday the 26th through Wednesday the 29th of July are mostly poor to marginal. You’ve got a messy NE cross-onshore wind and lumpy conditions making things ugly, despite a bit of swell in the water. The combined energy is moderate, running around 719 on Sunday morning, but with that wind, it’s all just chop. Monday afternoon sees a jump to 6 ft, but it’s a short-period 6-second windswell, so no thanks. Skip the first few days.

Now, Thursday morning the 30th of July is where it starts to look interesting. The wind goes glassy, ENE at just 3 mph. The swell drops to 5 ft from the SE at 8 seconds, and combined energy is moderate at 703. That glassy morning is the standout for the first week. If you can get out before lunch, it should be clean and fun.

Friday the 31st of July morning sees a clean, light cross-off breeze with smaller 3 ft SSW swell – mellow but workable. The weekend of the 1st and 2nd of August turns ugly again with strong onshore winds and building, messy windswell. By Sunday the 2nd, it’s 10 ft and lumpy – not for paddling.

The real highlight? Mark your calendars for Tuesday morning the 4th of August. Glassy again, SSE breeze at 3 mph, with a clean 5 ft swell from the ESE at a nice long 13-second period. The combined energy is solid at 872. That’s prime Coffee Bay Point conditions – clean, long-period lines wrapping in. If you want a good window, that’s your moment.

Then you get a bit of a gap of messy, cross-onshore days until the 7th of August. Friday the 7th morning looks promising with a light cross-off SSW breeze and a clean 7 ft swell, but it’s a short period ENE windswell. Then Sunday the 9th of August morning is a big standout for experienced surfers. You’ve got a clean cross-off wind, 10 ft of ENE groundswell at 9 seconds, and the combined energy is pushing a strong 2039. That’s a proper swell, but it’s big – 10 ft – so only for the crew who know what they’re doing. The long period will make it suck harder between sets, but the point should handle it well.

Monday the 10th of August cleans up again with a moderate cross-off wind and a drop to 6 ft, but the direction stays ENE.

Overall, the first week is mostly a wash except for Thursday the 30th of July morning. The real gold is Tuesday the 4th of August for the general crowd, and Sunday the 9th for the experienced lot.

Rusty.

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