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Kreefte Reef Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Kreefte Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 22 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Kreefte Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kreefte Reef sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kreefte Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Kreefte Reef at 12AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Kreefte Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | |
427 | 416 | 558 | 676 | 658 | 595 | 814 | 527 | 278 | 350 | 992 | 902 | 661 | 792 | 501 | 501 | 661 | 1253 | 1564 | 1858 | 2141 | 2390 | 3577 | 3281 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 8:23PM1.27m | 8:58AM1.10m | 9:38PM1.25m | 10:20AM1.08m | 10:47PM1.27m | 11:30AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM0.45m | 3:06PM0.46m | 4:17AM0.44m | 4:22PM0.48m | 5:27AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 427 | 416 | 558 | 676 | 658 | 595 | 814 | 527 | 278 | 350 | 992 | 902 | 661 | 792 | 501 | 501 | 661 | 1253 | 1564 | 1858 | 2141 | 2390 | 3577 | 3281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 14 | S 13 | WSW 18 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 73 | 99 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 145 | 98 | 126 | 104 | 4 | 3 | 207 | 3 | 268 | 306 | 271 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 311 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 25 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 94 | — | 255 | 179 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 54 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
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