
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 3AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| 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 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | 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 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
334 | 254 | 249 | 209 | 410 | 1096 | 1664 | 2002 | 2021 | 2445 | 2927 | 3834 | 3978 | 3531 | 3247 | 2982 | 2802 | 2713 | 2727 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:48PM1.41m | 7:16AM1.19m | 7:38PM1.32m | 8:20AM1.10m | 8:48PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.31m | 1:11PM0.38m | 2:06AM0.38m | 2:13PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | 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 12 |
334 | 254 | 249 | 147 | 410 | 1096 | 1664 | 2002 | 2021 | 2445 | 2927 | 3834 | 3978 | 3531 | 3247 | 2982 | 2802 | 2713 | 2727 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
24 | 57 | 53 | 209 | 138 | 96 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
41 | 38 | 77 | 104 | 94 | 65 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 37 | 42 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 24 | 98 | 292 | 245 | 286 | 208 | 47 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 109 | 32 | 20 |
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