Kreefte Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 01 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
16.0° C
(Which is 3.4°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 9AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (01 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)101013101310131212121212121918181716161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33314417622024232747944943533642136129431950364473598110671014140911751028845
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
35
S
40
S
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunrise---5:39-------5:39-------5:39----
Sunset------7:59--------8:00-------8:00
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212019212524232120201921232323212019182125242321
Feels °C (?)192020212421202020212022212020191818172023201716
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