Kreefte Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 13 May 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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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 4PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (13 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (13 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
3
3
5
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
11
1.1
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2
WSW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2584
2349
2571
2349
2094
1753
1681
1386
1228
894
732
673
543
408
465
756
1674
1949
2191
1671
2265
1814
1623
1401
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SSW
0
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:45PM1.29m
00:55AM1.50m
1:30PM1.40m
1:39AM1.59m
2:14PM1.48m
2:23AM1.65m
Low Tide
6:43PM0.30m
7:21AM0.11m
7:29PM0.21m
8:04AM0.01m
8:14PM0.14m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:54
5:53
5:52
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
16
16
15
15
16
15
15
16
18
18
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
12
12
13
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
15
13
13
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
2584
2349
2571
2349
2094
1753
1681
1386
1228
894
732
673
489
408
423
756
1674
1949
2191
1628
2265
1814
1623
1401
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
879
1121
1001
777
657
667
531
531
487
563
655
308
543
382
314
302
480
661
749
1671
1174
1057
1011
888
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
Energy kJ
8
15
15
32
81
81
204
295
298
465
317
242
282
328
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Distance (km)
109
109
109
75
47
47
0
0
0
0
0
31
47
0
0
0
0
0
15
20
57
52
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
4
5
4
4
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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