Kreefte Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
12.4° C
(Which is 7.3°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: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (19 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
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
3
2
3
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
S
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)12121212121111111111119888888131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25552271218019361495125610271155128513691134645547524488468695609669649599570561503
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
30
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:18PM
1.41
3:46AM
1.45
3:51PM
1.45
4:18AM
1.51
4:23PM
1.46
4:49AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:35PM
0.14
9:52AM
0.24
10:04PM
0.10
10:24AM
0.20
10:33PM
0.09
10:57AM
0.19
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:56-------5:56--
Sunset7:58-------7:58-------7:58-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191717161517212221191917161925292626211817212628
Feels °C (?)121112121214171614131414141622252121181515202424
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