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Kreefte Reef Surf Forecast
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Kreefte Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 10 May 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
15.8° 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
 | — | — | 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) | S 12 | S 11 | SE 11 | SW 22 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 |
 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) | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2008 | 1527 | 1172 | 1327 | 1395 | 1488 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 7 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 10 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2179 | 1626 | 3630 | 5044 | 1920 | 2759 | 661 | 6582 | 11081 | 14553 | 14352 | 11589 | 315 | — | 7678 | 7698 | 7083 | 6330 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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