Kreefte Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Kreefte Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Kreefte Reef at 8PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (16 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.6m)13s

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 Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1192
1056
923
835
799
700
578
578
377
702
754
722
700
745
756
791
862
1042
845
745
649
640
647
822
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:58PM1.53m
3:08AM1.66m
3:42PM1.54m
3:55AM1.63m
4:28PM1.52m
4:43AM1.54m
Low Tide
8:47AM-0.04m
8:59PM0.10m
9:30AM-0.05m
9:45PM0.10m
10:15AM-0.01m
10:34PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
Temp °C
17
20
21
19
18
17
16
15
18
19
18
16
16
15
15
14
18
21
20
18
17
17
16
16
16
18
19
17
16
15
14
13
16
16
15
15
15
13
14
12
16
18
17
16
15
15
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.9
S
9
Energy kJ
1192
1056
923
835
799
700
578
578
377
702
754
722
700
745
756
791
862
1042
845
349
435
440
505
586
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
659
511
494
411
404
279
302
191
149
149
112
82
74
51
48
104
104
123
173
745
649
640
536
465
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.7
WSW
15
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
26
193
31
31
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.6
S
7
2
S
9
2
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
41
50
62
71
92
99
109
123
105
105
128
240
582
579
647
822
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
12
14
12
0
0
0
0
14
109
110
14
12
0
0
0
14
14
14
14
14
14
109
109
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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