Kreefte Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 15 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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.2°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 10AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (15 May)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (15 May)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
534
485
975
1800
1889
2164
2328
2390
1922
1752
1497
1192
1000
923
835
711
700
578
578
440
702
743
768
745
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
0
SE
5
SE
10
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:39AM1.59m
2:14PM1.48m
2:23AM1.65m
2:58PM1.53m
3:08AM1.66m
3:42PM1.54m
Low Tide
8:04AM0.01m
8:14PM0.14m
8:47AM-0.04m
8:59PM0.10m
9:30AM-0.05m
9:45PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:30
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:52
5:52
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
17
20
21
19
19
18
16
16
18
19
18
16
16
17
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
16
18
19
17
17
16
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
433
425
975
1800
1889
2164
2328
2390
1922
1752
1497
1192
1000
923
835
711
700
578
578
440
702
743
768
745
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
SW
9
1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
Energy kJ
534
485
208
480
766
815
1230
1210
1057
901
786
659
589
480
411
404
397
302
291
149
149
112
110
74
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
Energy kJ
298
459
311
156
766
1014
193
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
Energy kJ
28
27
35
32
37
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
15
20
27
15
0
0
0
0
0
14
12
0
0
12
0
0
12
22
22
69
52
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
4
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