Kreefte Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 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 1.3°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 5PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (12 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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)
0
0
0
!
2
2
0
!
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
12
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4559
3330
2567
2259
2165
1644
1757
2320
2094
2094
2129
2081
1813
1543
1425
1362
1043
923
661
595
530
440
493
735
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:55AM1.18m
00:10AM1.39m
12:45PM1.29m
00:55AM1.50m
1:30PM1.40m
1:39AM1.59m
Low Tide
5:54PM0.40m
6:38AM0.24m
6:43PM0.30m
7:21AM0.11m
7:29PM0.21m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
7:28
7:28
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:54
5:53
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
12
15
14
14
13
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
3.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
Energy kJ
2176
3330
2567
2259
2165
1593
1757
2320
2094
2094
2129
2081
1813
1543
1425
1362
1043
923
661
595
489
417
401
378
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
11
2.4
W
12
2.3
W
12
2
W
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
2445
2101
1817
1351
1644
1513
1066
1230
1131
1001
905
917
814
531
531
563
494
655
325
530
440
493
735
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
WSW
12
Energy kJ
8
15
37
32
80
81
204
295
298
346
250
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
12
Energy kJ
4559
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
7
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
56
427
54
54
109
109
109
109
109
47
47
54
0
15
0
0
15
47
47
22
11
11
0
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
9
5
5
5
9
6
5
4
4
9
9
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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