Kreefte Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 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
16.5° C
(Which is 3.0°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 12AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (14 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (14 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
0
!
0
0
!
!
!
!
2
4
2
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111111121212111110111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8468177566405795345445446157101292240223752463202318781997186114201065703480416821
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
SE
5
SSW
0
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
35
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
15
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:35AM
1.03
12:38PM
1.14
1:26AM
1.12
1:28PM
1.21
2:07AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
0.50
6:37AM
0.59
7:16PM
0.43
7:30AM
0.51
7:58PM
0.35
8:11AM
0.43
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----5:50-------5:50-------5:52--
Sunset-8:00------7:59-------7:59-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C222019181820222221201918171718212119171615172122
Feels °C (?)181718181820202020211613101013161514141414161917
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