
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kreefte Reef today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kreefte Reef at 5AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Kreefte Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1968 | 2010 | 1855 | 1572 | 1299 | 1135 | 1014 | 919 | 680 | 591 | 512 | 380 | 367 | 272 | 268 | 228 | 224 | 202 | 165 | 162 | 358 | 1014 | 2136 | 2697 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:17AM1.52m | 4:29PM1.62m | 4:48AM1.45m | 4:59PM1.53m | 5:19AM1.36m | 5:29PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.07m | 10:49AM0.16m | 11:15PM0.17m | 11:19AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
1968 | 2010 | 1855 | 1572 | 1299 | 1135 | 1014 | 919 | 680 | 591 | 512 | 380 | 367 | 272 | 268 | 228 | 224 | 202 | 165 | 162 | 145 | 1014 | 2136 | 2697 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 7 | — | — |
155 | 82 | — | — | — | 37 | 33 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 43 | 157 | 358 | 47 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 71 | 102 | 120 | 112 | 130 | 115 | 84 | 79 | 56 | 87 | 143 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 47 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 54 | 54 | 349 | 208 | 98 | 56 | 98 | 106 | 106 | 208 | 245 | 245 | 161 | 47 |
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