Surf Forecasts:
Coffee Bay Point surf forecast from 11 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 15 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 14 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period, ENE swell with 2,675 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 15 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E 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 Tuesday (Sep 15) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 1.8m and 10s. 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 4.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 14) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 17) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 15th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Tue 15th Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 14th Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Coffee Bay Point over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let's break down what Coffee Bay Point has in store.
Right now and for the next few days, we’re in a rough patch. The wind is hammering onshore and the waves are just lumpy trash. It’s going to be a few days of poor conditions until the wind finally switches around on Tuesday the 15th.
Tuesday the 15th afternoon is your first real window. The swell will be around 6ft out of the east with a 10-second period, and that wind turns cross-offshore from the SSW. The surf will be clean – really clean – and the energy is solid (819). That’s the best it’ll be for a while. It’s a good intermediate wave, nothing too heavy, but it’ll be fun for a few hours.
The next big standout is Tuesday the 22nd of September. The morning has a clean 8ft swell from the east-northeast (8 seconds) with that cross-off wind. That’s serious power – combined energy is strong at 1637 – and it’s glassy. That’s strictly for the experts, ’cause anything over 8ft gets real mean. Crowds can show up here sometimes, but with that much ocean moving, you’ll find a peak.
The weekend of the 19th and 20th is a full write-off – strong onshore winds and messy surf. The following week from the 23rd has a few so-so days, but nothing worth writing home about.
Overall, Coffee Bay Point is looking at a slow start, a clean session on the 15th, and a bigger, more powerful day on the 22nd. Water temp is about normal for this time of year.
Hang tight. This break can fire when the wind plays nice.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | E 7 | SSW 17 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 150 | 206 | 107 | 374 | 657 | 701 | 1138 | 1591 | 1191 | 850 | 918 | 740 | 563 | 509 | 459 | 339 | 501 | 529 | 355 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:12AM1.69m | 4:29PM1.83m | 4:40AM1.67m | 4:57PM1.78m | 5:08AM1.61m | 5:23PM1.69m | 5:34AM1.52m | 5:48PM1.56m | 5:59AM1.41m | 6:12PM1.42m | 6:23AM1.28m | 6:36PM1.27m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:09PM0.00m | 10:14AM-0.05m | 10:38PM0.01m | 10:42AM-0.02m | 11:05PM0.05m | 11:09AM0.05m | 11:31PM0.13m | 11:35AM0.15m | 11:56PM0.24m | 12:00PM0.28m | 00:22AM0.37m | 12:26PM0.43m | 00:49AM0.51m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — |
mm | 5 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 150 | 99 | 107 | 40 | 657 | 612 | 334 | 1495 | 937 | 850 | 918 | 740 | 563 | 509 | 459 | 339 | 245 | 204 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 52 | 40 | 164 | 50 | 2 | 7 | 217 | 158 | 715 | 51 | 47 | 18 | 80 | 142 | 2 | 70 | 120 | 170 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 12 | — | S 10 | S 9 | — | SSW 12 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | S 10 | — | — | — | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 58 | 7 | 25 | 57 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 85 | — | 32 | 47 | 68 | 8 | — | — | — | 108 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 206 | 102 | 374 | 343 | 701 | 1138 | 1591 | 1191 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 143 | 501 | 529 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 294 | 456 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 294 | 413 | 161 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 295 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 0 |
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