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Kreefte Reef Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Kreefte Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.9°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 7AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Kreefte Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | |
751 | 579 | 405 | 341 | 256 | 234 | 186 | 116 | 179 | 176 | 168 | 168 | 163 | 160 | 166 | 160 | 154 | 122 | 117 | 207 | 290 | 488 | 608 | 382 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:24AM1.07m | 10:20PM1.17m | 11:03AM1.09m | 11:36PM1.25m | 12:12PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.53m | 3:47PM0.50m | 4:58AM0.49m | 5:16PM0.47m | 6:09AM0.39m | 6:17PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
14 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 9 |
 kJ | 751 | 579 | 405 | 341 | 256 | 234 | 186 | 116 | 179 | 176 | 168 | 168 | 163 | 160 | 166 | 160 | 154 | 122 | 117 | 207 | 91 | 54 | 71 | 332 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | S 10 | W 13 | W 8 | W 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 75 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 56 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 168 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | S 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | W 12 | NW 12 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 290 | 488 | 608 | 382 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 202 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 109 |
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