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Coffee Bay Beach Point 76.9

#2101 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇿🇦 South Africa · Eastern Cape · near Port St. Johns

Works almost every day, no off season, a mission to reach.

Works all yearRemoteAdvanced
Surf score76.9 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days21% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell54% period 11 s+
Typical size1.8 m 6.0 ft median
Water23°C a rash vest or 2 mm

Best time to surf Coffee Bay Beach Point

The best time to surf Coffee Bay Beach Point is May, June, July. The season runs Jun to Jul. In June the water sits around 22°C, so pack a rash vest or 2 mm, and the typical wave is 1.9 m. The nearest airport is DUR (277 km) and the nearest town is Port St. Johns (48 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%10%1.7 m24°Cvest
Feb100%20%1.8 m26°Cboardies
Mar100%13%1.7 m25°Cboardies
Apr100%22%1.9 m25°Cvest
May99%38%1.8 m24°Cvest
Jun100%58%1.9 m22°Cvest
Jul99%49%1.9 m22°Cvest
Aug98%35%2.1 m21°C2mm
Sep99%10%1.9 m22°C2mm
Oct99%8%2.0 m22°C2mm
Nov100%9%1.8 m23°Cvest
Dec100%7%1.7 m24°Cvest

Why 76.9

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
12.2
Groundswell 12%
10.7
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
5.6
Water comfort 10%
7.4
Access 10%
3.1

The detail

Faces 145° with 39% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 39% of days. Mean peak period 11.1 s. Days over 3 m: 3%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 2%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -31.950, 29.190 (OpenStreetMap).

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