
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kreefte Reef today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 23s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kreefte Reef at 10PM is: 1.1m 23s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 23s |
Table - waves today at Kreefte Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
612 | 947 | 1338 | 1661 | 1961 | 1864 | 1965 | 1839 | 1952 | 2320 | 2018 | 1899 | 1737 | 2136 | 2810 | 2611 | 2209 | 1904 | 1811 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:32PM1.52m | 2:47AM1.53m | 3:14PM1.62m | 3:29AM1.57m | 3:52PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.13m | 9:01AM0.02m | 9:27PM0.05m | 9:40AM-0.01m | 10:08PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
612 | 469 | 423 | 1661 | 1961 | 1864 | 1965 | 1839 | 1952 | 2320 | 2018 | 1899 | 1737 | 2136 | 2810 | 2611 | 2209 | 1904 | 1811 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
282 | 947 | 1338 | 313 | 265 | 214 | 152 | 118 | 90 | 19 | 382 | 1156 | 1394 | 753 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 10 | 256 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — |
— | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 56 | 32 |
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