Kreefte Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Kreefte Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Kreefte Reef at 1PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
1
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
2.3
WSW
3.5
W
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)12121111111010999910101010111212141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28782620225320321687123010768405656868262399290834243675374243483342596855645042446439053314
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
NW
20
N
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
30
N
35
N
45
NNW
50
NW
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
1.58
4:08AM
1.69
4:37PM
1.53
4:50AM
1.59
5:21PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:47AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.05
10:27AM
-0.04
10:39PM
0.11
11:09AM
0.06
11:25PM
0.21
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-7:09-------7:11-------7:11------
Sunset----6:20-------6:19-------6:17---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1122432211-1---1-
Temp. °C151516171715141314141716151414141414161616151514
Feels °C (?)131211111211111097977556910111111111211
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