
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kreefte Reef today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kreefte Reef at 6PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kreefte Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1129 | 961 | 808 | 671 | 594 | 573 | 600 | 589 | 589 | 600 | 796 | 734 | 723 | 700 | 645 | 531 | 407 | 355 | 1163 | 965 | 1067 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.13m | 7:10AM1.01m | 7:30PM1.00m | 8:48AM0.92m | 9:36PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.50m | 00:53AM0.53m | 1:03PM0.63m | 2:02AM0.64m | 2:55PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1129 | 961 | 808 | 671 | 594 | 573 | 600 | 589 | 589 | 600 | 796 | 734 | 723 | 700 | 645 | 531 | 407 | 355 | 1163 | 965 | 1067 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | W 20 | — | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | S 6 |
139 | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | — | — | 7 | — | 49 | 129 | 84 | 17 | 46 | 248 | 251 | — | — | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 41 | 127 | 198 | 45 | — | — | — | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
269 | 327 | 407 | 398 | 283 | 212 | 132 | 111 | 117 | 164 | 217 | 208 | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 98 | 75 | 98 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 203 | 3872 | 137 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 77 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
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