
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kreefte Reef today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kreefte Reef at 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Kreefte Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
382 | 346 | 180 | 163 | 128 | 128 | 98 | 98 | 145 | 112 | 104 | 102 | 186 | 628 | 805 | 2610 | 2360 | 2207 | 1852 | 2060 | 1826 | 1427 | 1427 | 1144 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:31AM1.56m | 3:41PM1.66m | 4:11AM1.53m | 4:23PM1.59m | 4:54AM1.46m | 5:08PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32AM0.08m | 10:00PM-0.03m | 10:12AM0.12m | 10:41PM0.05m | 10:57AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
382 | 346 | 180 | 163 | 128 | 128 | 98 | 98 | 145 | 112 | 104 | 102 | 124 | 628 | 546 | 2610 | 2360 | 2207 | 1852 | 2060 | 1826 | 1427 | 1427 | 1144 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 20 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 |
4 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 31 | 54 | 87 | 82 | 65 | 59 | 57 | 40 | 186 | 104 | 805 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | S 6 | SSW 4 | SW 21 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 19 | 30 | 31 | 58 | 29 | 40 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 67 | 40 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 11 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | 27 | 15 | 11 | 90 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 415 | 59 | 40 | 34 | 23 | 21 | 30 | 33 | 121 | 122 | 71 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 409 | 57 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 137 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 57 | 409 | 137 | 12 |
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