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Kreefte Reef Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Kreefte Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
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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) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| 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) | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 32 | 80 | 81 | 204 | 330 | 298 | 459 | 250 | 156 | 766 | 1014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 36 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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