Coffee Bay Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee and let me walk through the coming weeks here at Coffee Bay Point. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, but there’s a couple of windows where it’ll really turn on.

We’re looking at a solid push of swell arriving Friday morning the 24th, with a 8ft SSW swell, but it's coming in with a 19 mph cross-offshore wind from the SW and a period of just 9 seconds. The water is 72°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. The combined energy is strong at 1507, but that wind is going to keep things a little raw and challenging.

Friday afternoon the 24th actually gets a bit more interesting. The swell jumps to 8ft from the SSW with a very long period of 16 seconds, and the wind drops slightly to 16 mph from the SSW. We’re looking at cross-offshore conditions, so it’ll be clean but powerful. The combined energy is very strong at 3317. This is only for experienced surfers – that size and period at a point break means serious, grinding walls. It’s a raw and powerful setup.

Then, Saturday morning the 25th is your standout for this whole stretch. The wind goes completely glassy, dead calm from the SE at 0 mph. The swell drops to a much more friendly 4ft from the SSW, still carrying a long period of 15 seconds. The energy is moderate at 993, but the conditions are described as “glassy.” This is prime Coffee Bay. Clean lines, little chop, and that long-period groundswell will wrap perfectly into the point. This is the session to aim for if you can.

After that, the weekend turns messy with onshore winds. Sunday the 26th has a cross-onshore breeze from the NE, and the quality drops right off. The waves are still 3ft to 4ft, but it’s lumpy and choppy. By Monday the 27th, we get a cross-shore wind and weak, short-period energy. The swell drops to 3ft. Tuesday the 28th is a write-off with onshore winds and a messy 7ft swell.

We then hit a long, frustrating stretch. From Wednesday the 29th right through to Saturday the 1st of August, the wind stays onshore or cross-onshore from the east and northeast, making a mess of the 7ft to 8ft swells. Even though there’s plenty of energy in the water (1254 to 1878), it's all wind-affected and lumpy. This is a solid 5-day gap with no good surf on offer.

Things finally start to look up on Sunday the 2nd of August. The wind shifts back to a light cross-offshore from the SW at 6 mph. The swell is a solid 7ft from the ESE with a 11-second period. The energy is moderate at 1007, but the wind is making it clean. It's back to being a proper point break wave, powerful and lined up. This is your second real highlight, although it’s a bit further out.

The following week from Monday the 3rd to Friday the 7th of August is again patchy. The wind comes onshore from the NE, and the swell drops from 5ft down to 4ft. There are a few mornings with clean, cross-offshore winds on Thursday the 6th and Friday the 7th, but the swell is small (5ft to 5ft) and the energy is low. It’s just not firing.

So, to sum it up: the window you want is this Saturday morning, the 25th of July. Glassy, clean, and waist-to-chest high on the point. The second option is Sunday the 2nd of August, which has more size and power, but it’s still a week and a half away, so the forecast is less certain. The rest of the time, the wind just isn't playing ball.

Stay patient, and check back closer to that Sunday.

Rusty.

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