Kreefte Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cape Town, South Africa)

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Kreefte Reef Surf Guide

Kreefte Reef in Western Cape is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach breaks consists of rights. Best around low tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Take care of the strong rips here.

Kreefte Reef Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	4	fairly consistent	15.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Kreefte Reef:

The best conditions reported for surf at Kreefte Reef occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Kreefte Reef (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Kreefte Reef with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 27% of the time in June while 71% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

27%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

71%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Kreefte Reef surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Kreefte Reef is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 43 km (27 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Kreefte Reef is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 352 km (219 miles) away.

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Kreefte Reef Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 05:58 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on

Tides at Kreefte Reef

Current tide and informaton

For Kreefte Reef, 0 km from Kreefte Reef.

Next High Water: 05:18pm | 1.26m

Next Low Water: 11:04am | 0.28m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Kreefte Reef Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.2 °C) at Kreefte Reef is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (15.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite