
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kreefte Reef today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kreefte Reef at 5PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kreefte Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2419 | 2340 | 1510 | 946 | 996 | 1034 | 2313 | 1148 | 1042 | 961 | 808 | 671 | 594 | 573 | 553 | 589 | 589 | 589 | 796 | 734 | 723 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:00PM1.27m | 6:24AM1.13m | 6:36PM1.13m | 7:10AM1.01m | 7:30PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.38m | 00:15AM0.40m | 12:20PM0.50m | 00:53AM0.53m | 1:03PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
2419 | 511 | 1510 | 946 | 996 | 1034 | 75 | 1148 | 1042 | 961 | 808 | 671 | 594 | 573 | 553 | 589 | 589 | 589 | 796 | 734 | 723 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 |
541 | 471 | 398 | 424 | 350 | 227 | 144 | 144 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 49 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
— | 2340 | 226 | 465 | 541 | 527 | 2313 | 424 | 311 | 340 | 329 | 461 | 319 | 212 | 160 | 106 | 81 | 106 | 181 | 173 | 177 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 349 | 387 | 409 | 137 | 144 | 146 | 75 | 75 | 146 | 409 | 867 | 137 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 109 | 14 | 12 |
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