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Coffee Bay Surf Report
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SURF RATING
GOOD
★★★★☆
Great conditions: chest-to-head-high waves on moderate-period swell, with a little cross-shore texture.
WAVE
1.7 m
SWELL
1.5m @ 10s
WIND
4 km/h Cross-shore
WATER
19.6°C
★★★★☆
Great conditions: chest-to-head-high waves on moderate-period swell, with a little cross-shore texture.
Swell: 1.5 m @ 10 s (S)
Wave height: 1.7 m
Wind: 4 km/h N Cross-shore
Sea temp: 19.6 °C · Wetsuit: 3/2 mm full wetsuit
Best window today: 06:00–08:00 (lightest wind)
🧬 Break DNA
22% match
Today: off its ideal window today
🌊 Wave type
Beach & point
🧭 Best swell
ESE groundswell, 11–16s
💨 Best wind
WNW offshore
🏄 Board
Shortboard
📈 Skill
Intermediate–advanced
Ideal wind & swell are derived from the way this coast faces; break type is local knowledge. Match blends today’s swell angle, wind & period.
🌊 Why it’s reading like this right now
- Mid-period S swell at 10s is hitting at an angle
- 4 km/h cross-shore wind gives some texture
- Not fully aligned today — pick your moment on the timeline above.
🏄 When to paddle out today
🏄 Reading today’s surf…
■ epic ■ clean ■ fun ■ marginal ■ flat ■ dawn/dusk · tap an hour
🎒 Pack for this session
🏄 Board
Shortboard
🤿 Wetsuit
3/2 mm full wetsuit
🧴 Bring
Reef-safe sunscreen
🌅Dawn window:Best quality, coolest — usually the quietest crowd
Crowd estimate is a comfort/timing proxy from conditions & day of week — not a live crowd count.
Swell & wind
■ swell in ■ wind (green=offshore/good) offshore zone
Spot match
5-day wave & wind forecast
■ wave height (m) ── wind (km/h, right)
7-Day Surf Forecast
| Day | Rating | Wave | Period | Swell | Midday wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 3 Sep | ★★★★☆ | 1.7 m | 9 s | S | 14 km/h Cross |
| Fri 4 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 3.2 m | 8 s | S | 22 km/h Cross |
| Sat 5 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 2.3 m | 8 s | SSE | 20 km/h Cross |
| Sun 6 Sep | ★★★★☆ | 1.9 m | 8 s | S | 21 km/h Cross |
| Mon 7 Sep | ★★★★☆ | 3.3 m | 13 s | S | 33 km/h Cross |
| Tue 8 Sep | ★★☆☆☆ | 2.5 m | 6 s | ENE | 16 km/h Onshore |
| Wed 9 Sep | ★★☆☆☆ | 1.9 m | 6 s | ENE | 13 km/h Onshore |
Daily peak wave height, mean swell period & direction, midday wind. Rating is our surf-quality score.
🌊 Today's tide (nearest station)
☀️ Sun & skin — out on the water all day
Sunrise 06:16 · Sunset 17:49 · Peak UV 5
Surfers & anglers get the highest UV dose of anyone. Recommended: SPF 30+, reapply every 2 hours and after every session.
Shop SPF 30+ sunscreen →Surf/wave: Open-Meteo Marine. Sun/UV/pressure: Open-Meteo. Tides: Stormglass model. Solunar is an approximate guide. Generated Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:13 SAST.
Aerial map — Coffee Bay
Hand-styled from NGI 0.25 m national aerial aerial imagery. Surf peaks, channels & hazards are being added spot by spot.
About Coffee Bay — Surf Local Knowledge
Coffee Bay is a remote village on the Transkei Wild Coast, reached by a long winding road down through the hills to a river-mouth bay backed by green cliffs and rondavels. It is one of the most scenic corners of the South African coast, with the celebrated Hole in the Wall rock formation just down the shore, and it carries the raw, undeveloped feel of the whole Wild Coast.
The main draw for surfers is Coffee Bay Point, a right-hand point break that peels off the rocks when a solid south to south-west groundswell meets a west to north-west offshore. There are also beach-break waves in the bay itself. Best for intermediate and advanced surfers when the point is working; it stays largely uncrowded. Being remote Wild Coast, expect no lifeguards, strong rips, rocks and a genuine shark presence — self-reliance is essential.