Coffee Bay Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what’s coming up at Coffee Bay Point. It’s a point break that’s fairly consistent and handles a decent swell, but mate, the next week and a half is a bit of a mixed bag. The water’s sitting at 71°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – not a bad thing for a winter wetsuit.

We’re starting off with a big gap. The first few days are a write-off. Tuesday the 18th has a tiny 3ft ENE swell with weak energy (224) and cross-off wind, but the surf is poor. Wednesday the 19th and Thursday the 20th morning are no good either – messy cross-onshore winds and choppy conditions. Thursday afternoon shows a bigger 6ft SSW groundswell with a very long period of 16 seconds, and the energy jumps up to 1752 (moderate-strong), but the wind is light cross-shore and the conditions are only marginal. It’s not clean enough to get excited about. Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd are a write-off with strong winds and lumpy, choppy surf.

The best window we’ve got is a long way off. Tuesday the 25th of August morning is a real standout. The swell is 5ft from the SSW with a 14-second period, energy at 845 (moderate), and the wind is glassy – dead calm. That’s going to be clean, lined-up waves. It’s a point break, so that long-period groundswell will wrap in nicely. The break is fairly exposed and the optimum swell direction is SSE, so the SSW is a good match. It’s a moderate-sized swell, so fine for intermediates, but with that period it’ll have power. Crowds are sometimes an issue here, so expect a few others out.

The next day, Wednesday the 26th, is back to poor conditions. Then Thursday the 27th of August morning offers a solid 8ft ENE swell with energy at 1645 (strong), and clean cross-off wind. That’s a good wave for experienced surfers only – 8ft is big, and the period is 9 seconds, so it’s a wind swell, but at a point break it should still offer some good walls. It’s a tough call because the direction is ENE, which isn’t the optimum SSE, but the energy is there.

Later on, Tuesday the 1st of September morning has a big 10ft ENE swell with energy at 2266 (very strong), but it’s only marginal and the wind is clean cross-off. That’s expert-only territory. Tuesday afternoon the 1st of September has a 7ft ENE swell and glassy conditions – that could be a gem if you can handle the size.

To be honest, the standout is Tuesday the 25th of August morning – that glassy 5ft SSW groundswell will be the cleanest, most user-friendly wave of the whole run. The other big days are too big or have the wrong wind. The rest of the second week is a mix of lumpy onshore crud or marginal conditions.

Rusty.

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