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Kreefte Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 17 Jan 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
14.4° C
 (Which is 5.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kreefte Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Kreefte Reef at 1AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
!
!
0
0
0
!
!
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.3
SW
2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)10101010111212121212121212111111111111108888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)489636847137923262824283130172690258122241979160012561110119213361369364839569512446541
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:45PM
1.36
3:15AM
1.38
3:18PM
1.41
3:46AM
1.45
3:51PM
1.45
4:18AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:05PM
0.19
9:20AM
0.29
9:35PM
0.14
9:52AM
0.24
10:04PM
0.10
10:24AM
0.20
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:54-------5:56--
Sunset7:59-------7:58-------7:58-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918171718192019171616141721222119191817202630
Feels °C (?)161715141413141413111112111417171514151515172426
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