Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kreefte Reef today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kreefte Reef at 11AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kreefte Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 472 | 1096 | 1664 | 2002 | 2021 | 2445 | 2927 | 3866 | 3978 | 3531 | 3247 | 3029 | 2963 | 3116 | 3038 | 2984 | 3041 | 3247 | 3341 | 3830 | 3883 | 3944 | 3495 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:38PM1.32m | 8:20AM1.10m | 8:48PM1.23m | 9:52AM1.05m | 10:22PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11PM0.38m | 2:06AM0.38m | 2:13PM0.48m | 3:28AM0.44m | 3:47PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 472 | 1096 | 1664 | 2002 | 2021 | 2445 | 2927 | 3866 | 3978 | 3531 | 3247 | 3029 | 2963 | 3116 | 3038 | 2984 | 3041 | 3247 | 3341 | 3830 | 3883 | 3944 | 3495 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 138 | 96 | 42 | 41 | 25 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 65 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 41 | 50 | 57 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 56 | 98 | 208 | 292 | 286 | 208 | 47 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 90 | 90 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 54 | 32 | 20 |
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