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Coffee Bay Surf Report
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SURF RATING
FAIR
★★★☆☆
Fair — worth a paddle: chest-to-head-high waves on moderate-period swell, though onshore wind is adding chop.
WAVE
1.7 m
SWELL
1.2m @ 11s
WIND
6 km/h Onshore
WATER
19.3°C
★★★☆☆
Fair — worth a paddle: chest-to-head-high waves on moderate-period swell, though onshore wind is adding chop.
Swell: 1.2 m @ 11 s (S)
Wave height: 1.7 m
Wind: 6 km/h ESE Onshore
Sea temp: 19.3 °C · Wetsuit: 3/2 mm full wetsuit
Best window today: 16:00–18:00 (lightest wind)
🧬 Break DNA
29% 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 11s is hitting at an angle
- 6 km/h onshore wind is adding chop
- 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
☀️Midday:Warmer but often windier; moderate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 23 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 1.9 m | 10 s | SSE | 11 km/h Onshore |
| Thu 24 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 1.5 m | 7 s | SSE | 16 km/h Cross |
| Fri 25 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 1.9 m | 9 s | S | 18 km/h Onshore |
| Sat 26 Sep | ★★★★☆ | 1.7 m | 9 s | S | 22 km/h Cross |
| Sun 27 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 3.1 m | 9 s | S | 31 km/h Cross |
| Mon 28 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 2.3 m | 7 s | S | 22 km/h Cross |
| Tue 29 Sep | ★★☆☆☆ | 1.8 m | 7 s | S | 8 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 05:50 · Sunset 18:01 · Peak UV 7
Surfers & anglers get the highest UV dose of anyone. Recommended: SPF 50, reapply every 2 hours and after every session.
Shop SPF 50 sunscreen →Surf/wave: Open-Meteo Marine. Sun/UV/pressure: Open-Meteo. Tides: Stormglass model. Solunar is an approximate guide. Generated Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:13 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.