Kanon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.28° S 21.92° E

Issued: 7 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kanon sea temperature is

16.5° C

Kanon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kanon today (31 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kanon at 7PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	8s
Evening (31 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	9s

Table - waves today at Kanon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 31							Saturday 1								Sunday 2
	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	411	380	351	497	460	288	887	851	608	566	579	651	666	666	651	651	651	559	505	493	408	354	328
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	N	E	E	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross
High Tide					4:53PM1.91m				4:59AM1.83m					5:21PM1.93m				5:29AM1.79m				5:51PM1.91m
Low Tide			10:39AM0.11m				10:59PM0.22m					11:06AM0.11m				11:30PM0.22m				11:35AM0.14m


	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	16	16	17	17	16	15	15	16	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	20	23	21	19	19
Feels °C	11	10	10	12	12	14	14	13	12	12	13	15	14	15	16	16	15	15	18	21	18	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 12	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	310	380	351	363	99	288	621	581	608	566	579	651	666	666	651	651	651	559	505	493	408	354	256
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 18	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	ESE 13	ESE 12
kJ	282	219	167	157	12	99	74	73	69	53	34	53	52	136	111	83	129	133	123	118	83	238	328
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	—	S 10	S 10	S 12	S 12	S 9	S 9	ESE 13	SSW 13	SSW 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	12	12	10	25	39	34	33	33	—	17	8	3	3	7	6	99	111	246
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	E 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	411	176	126	497	460	204	887	851	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kanon Overberg	Kanon Overberg	Kanon Overberg	Dias Beach Garden Route	Kanon Overberg	Kanon Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	3	2	2	4	3	4
Distance (km)	48	48	66	85	85	48	48	48	48	48	48	29	85	48	0	0	0	26	0	0	85	29	29
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	6	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	8	8	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5

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