Kreefte Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Kreefte Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Kreefte Reef at 11AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
1
3
2
2
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1
2
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
SW
3.5
WSW
3
SW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131212121111111212121111111010999101011111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)149415471869171016231527173323102627238921161938151412301076854589724133524432112375954015515
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
30
N
30
NW
15
W
20
N
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
1.58
3:28AM
1.73
3:56PM
1.58
4:08AM
1.69
4:37PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09AM
-0.07
9:18PM
0.04
9:47AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.05
10:27AM
-0.04
10:39PM
0.11
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-7:09-------7:09-------7:11------
Sunset----6:21-------6:20-------6:19---
cloud
clear
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
--21443111------122243211
Temp. °C141516121315141414151616171514141415171716151514
Feels °C (?)1091191012111213131211121210109910109777
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