Coffee Bay, South Africa

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Coffee Bay
Coffee Bay, the nearest town. Photo: Jon Rawlinson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Coffee Bay

Coffee Bay is a town in Eastern Cape, South Africa. From Coffee Bay you can reach 6 surf spots. The nearest is Coffee Bay point, a surf spot 0.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is UTT, 66 km away.

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Staying in Coffee Bay

  • 15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: UTT, 66 km, MGH, 169 km, ELS, 170 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Coffee Bay.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Coffee Bay each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Coffee Bay too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Coffee Bay: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Coffee Bay point0.9 kmabout 5 min by car6 ft456 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, poor7 ft541 kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, fair4 ft207 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, too small9 ft1062 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, fair8 ft785 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, fair4 ft256 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, too small3 ft68 kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots, too small
All readings for Coffee Bay point: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Coffee Bay point, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct25, poor6 ft8 ssoft456kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct40, fair7 ft8 smushy541kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct18, too small4 ft8 smushy207kJwind from the south, 4 knots25°C
Thu 22Oct45, fair9 ft9 ssoft1,062kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots22°C
Fri 23Oct36, fair8 ft9 ssoft785kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots23°C
Sat 24Oct15, too small4 ft8 scrumbling256kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots24°C
Sun 25Oct7, too small3 ft6 smushy68kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots24°C
Lwandile13.7 kmabout 25 min by car6 ft536 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, poor8 ft650 kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, fair4 ft209 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, too small9 ft1291 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, fair8 ft895 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, poor5 ft327 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, too small4 ft86 kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots, too small
All readings for Lwandile: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lwandile, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct22, poor6 ft9 ssoft536kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct40, fair8 ft8 smushy650kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct18, too small4 ft8 ssoft209kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots25°C
Thu 22Oct43, fair9 ft9 ssoft1,291kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots22°C
Fri 23Oct34, poor8 ft9 ssoft895kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots23°C
Sat 24Oct17, too small5 ft9 ssoft327kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots24°C
Sun 25Oct11, too small4 ft6 smushy86kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots24°C
Mdumbi8.8 kmabout 15 min by car6 ft453 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, poor7 ft541 kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, fair4 ft199 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, too small9 ft1058 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, fair8 ft785 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, poor5 ft234 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, too small3 ft68 kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots, too small
All readings for Mdumbi: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Mdumbi, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct27, poor6 ft8 scrumbling453kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct37, fair7 ft8 smushy541kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct18, too small4 ft8 smushy199kJwind from the south, 4 knots25°C
Thu 22Oct43, fair9 ft9 scrumbling1,058kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots22°C
Fri 23Oct33, poor8 ft9 scrumbling785kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots23°C
Sat 24Oct17, too small5 ft8 smushy234kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots24°C
Sun 25Oct8, too small3 ft6 smushy68kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots24°C
Sharpleys Reef13.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Hole in the Wall, 8 km6 ft482 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore, poor7 ft524 kJwind from the west, 6 knots, fair5 ft222 kJwind from the south, 6 knots, too small9 ft1091 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, fair8 ft808 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, poor4 ft257 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, too small3 ft67 kJwind from the south-west, 13 knots, too small
All readings for Sharpleys Reef: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sharpleys Reef, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct27, poor6 ft8 ssoft482kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore20°C
Tue 20Oct42, fair7 ft8 smushy524kJwind from the west, 6 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct17, too small5 ft7 smushy222kJwind from the south, 6 knots24°C
Thu 22Oct41, fair9 ft9 ssoft1,091kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots22°C
Fri 23Oct32, poor8 ft9 ssoft808kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct14, too small4 ft9 scrumbling257kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots24°C
Sun 25Oct7, too small3 ft6 smushy67kJwind from the south-west, 13 knots23°C
Hole in the Wall6.3 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Hole in the Wall7 ft590 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, poor8 ft650 kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, fair5 ft279 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, too small10 ft1376 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, fair8 ft966 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, poor5 ft340 kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, too small4 ft86 kJwind from the south-west, 13 knots, too small
All readings for Hole in the Wall: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Hole in the Wall, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct24, poor7 ft9 ssoft590kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct40, fair8 ft8 smushy650kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct19, too small5 ft8 smushy279kJwind from the south, 5 knots24°C
Thu 22Oct40, fair10 ft9 ssoft1,376kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots22°C
Fri 23Oct32, poor8 ft9 ssoft966kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots22°C
Sat 24Oct16, too small5 ft9 ssoft340kJwind from the north-north-east, 9 knots24°C
Sun 25Oct7, too small4 ft6 smushy86kJwind from the south-west, 13 knots23°C
Presleys Bay16 kmabout 30 min by car6 ft536 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, poor8 ft650 kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, fair4 ft209 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, too small9 ft1291 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, poor8 ft895 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, poor5 ft327 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, too small4 ft86 kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots, too small
All readings for Presleys Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Presleys Bay, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct23, poor6 ft9 ssoft536kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct39, fair8 ft8 smushy650kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct18, too small4 ft8 ssoft209kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots25°C
Thu 22Oct31, poor9 ft9 ssoft1,291kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots22°C
Fri 23Oct31, poor8 ft9 ssoft895kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots23°C
Sat 24Oct17, too small5 ft9 ssoft327kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots24°C
Sun 25Oct9, too small4 ft6 smushy86kJwind from the south-west, 12 knots24°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Coffee Bay, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Coffee Bay

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits