Kreefte Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 10 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 1.4°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 5PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (10 May)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (10 May)15ft (4.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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)
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
2
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
4
SW
11
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
5.5
W
11
6
W
12
6.5
W
13
6.5
WSW
13
6
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2179
1626
3630
5044
3515
5445
5153
6582
11081
14553
14352
11589
9133
7639
7678
7698
7083
6330
5616
4512
2405
1889
1616
1546
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
50
W
45
WSW
40
W
30
WNW
25
NW
50
NNW
70
NNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
NW
50
WNW
40
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:38AM1.01m
10:24PM1.16m
10:56AM1.08m
11:22PM1.27m
11:55AM1.18m
00:10AM1.39m
Low Tide
3:46PM0.54m
4:54AM0.51m
4:58PM0.48m
5:51AM0.38m
5:54PM0.40m
6:38AM0.24m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:57
5:55
5:55
2
4
2
2
2
1
2
9
7
4
3
2
1
1
3
6
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
15
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
7
3
3
5
7
8
4
3
7
8
9
11
12
12
11
12
12
12
15
14
14
14
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SW
22
4
SW
11
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.5
SW
13
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
3
2
5
18
3515
5445
5153
9133
7639
2029
2073
5616
4512
2405
1889
1616
1546
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.3
W
12
Energy kJ
13
2008
1527
1172
1327
1395
1488
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
2.5
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
NW
7
5.5
W
11
6
W
12
6.5
W
13
6.5
WSW
13
6
WSW
13
1.3
NW
10
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
2179
1626
3630
5044
1920
2759
661
6582
11081
14553
14352
11589
315
7678
7698
7083
6330
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
5
1
4
3
3
3
9
9
3
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
844
909
669
607
1068
920
370
387
891
891
1016
606
427
1058
349
47
334
292
54
54
54
54
54
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
2
2
2
8
4
4
3
3
9
9
3
9
6
6
9
9
4
4
4
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
6
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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