Kreefte Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.62° S 18.39° E

Issued: 1 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kreefte Reef sea temperature is

12.7°C

Kreefte Reef 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 Kreefte Reef today (05 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 23s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kreefte Reef at 8AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Evening (05 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	23s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 5								Sunday 6								Monday 7
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	SW 22	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	367	239	224	288	313	313	593	1234	1964	2388	2503	2611	2066	1611	1467	1203	1140	1325	1163	1218	1036	991	976	865
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE	E	E	ENE	NE	WNW	WSW	SSW	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:47AM1.03m				10:28PM1.12m					11:37AM1.12m				00:03AM1.20m				12:46PM1.27m
Low Tide		3:13AM0.50m				3:58PM0.59m					5:13AM0.47m				5:54PM0.50m				6:31AM0.35m				7:02PM0.34m


	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	10	16	22	22	18	14	13	13	15	21	25	25	23	21	20	19	20	25	26	23	21	22
Feels °C	6	5	6	11	18	18	14	9	9	9	12	18	23	23	21	19	18	17	19	24	24	20	19	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 10	WSW 10	S 10	S 9	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	334	239	224	288	313	38	405	390	1964	2388	2503	2611	2066	1611	1467	1203	1140	1325	1163	1218	1036	991	976	865
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 25	SW 24	SW 22	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	S 6	S 9	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12
kJ	66	75	69	58	39	101	448	1234	327	241	207	99	99	27	18	56	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	308
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	WSW 10	W 27	SW 13	WSW 10	SW 10	WSW 10	SW 13	SW 10	—	—	—	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	18	33	31	68	14	7	38	25	19	25	58	—	—	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	S 10	S 9	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	367	—	—	—	—	313	593	495	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	14	20	14	14	12	14	14	14	12	12	0	15	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	47	20	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	6	5	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	6

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