Kreefte Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 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
16.5° C
(Which is 3.1°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 1AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (15 Jan)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (15 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
0
!
!
0
!
!
2
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)111212121211111111111110101010106699109109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)615710129817312107233721422054220018611287937631442380924299255446294137196293307
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
10
NW
20
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26AM
1.12
1:28PM
1.21
2:07AM
1.21
2:09PM
1.29
2:42AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
0.43
7:30AM
0.51
7:58PM
0.35
8:11AM
0.43
8:33PM
0.26
8:47AM
0.35
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-----5:50-------5:52-------5:52--
Sunset7:59-------7:59-------7:59-------
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C212019181817192222191716151821211917171716182020
Feels °C (?)202117141211141716141414141819161313141514161717
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