Kreefte Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 May 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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.2°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 8PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (14 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (14 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1134
894
661
606
533
534
459
862
1826
2038
2334
2328
2281
1922
1752
1497
1192
1000
871
835
711
711
578
578
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
W
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
N
0
NE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:30PM1.40m
1:39AM1.59m
2:14PM1.48m
2:23AM1.65m
2:58PM1.53m
3:08AM1.66m
Low Tide
7:29PM0.21m
8:04AM0.01m
8:14PM0.14m
8:47AM-0.04m
8:59PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:53
5:52
5:52
Temp °C
14
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
17
21
21
20
19
19
18
17
13
14
15
16
16
17
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
15
19
19
18
17
17
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1134
894
661
606
533
433
401
862
1826
2038
2334
2328
2281
1922
1752
1497
1192
1000
871
835
711
711
578
578
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.4
SW
10
1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
16
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
Energy kJ
487
563
655
308
320
534
393
408
480
766
859
1230
1174
1057
901
786
752
589
494
480
404
228
202
191
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
32
80
81
204
330
298
459
250
156
766
1014
39
36
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
47
39
0
0
0
0
0
20
20
27
27
0
0
0
0
0
12
12
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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