Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kreefte Reef today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kreefte Reef at 12AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kreefte Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 16 | SSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
337 | 331 | 325 | 275 | 259 | 215 | 206 | 290 | 474 | 585 | 452 | 390 | 396 | 577 | 613 | 845 | 1143 | 1686 | 722 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:04PM1.52m | 3:14AM1.47m | 3:33PM1.59m | 3:45AM1.50m | 4:01PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15PM0.16m | 9:22AM0.09m | 9:44PM0.10m | 9:49AM0.06m | 10:14PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
337 | 331 | 325 | 275 | 259 | 210 | 206 | 150 | 474 | 585 | 452 | 390 | 396 | 577 | 613 | 845 | 1143 | 1686 | 722 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — |
186 | 183 | 140 | 138 | 135 | 133 | 91 | 290 | 141 | 136 | 100 | 73 | 71 | 46 | 49 | 33 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | — | S 14 | W 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
27 | 27 | 69 | 87 | 150 | 215 | 123 | 90 | — | 16 | 48 | 117 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 10 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 10 | SW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 7 | 160 | 22 | 10 | 27 | 19 | 548 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 14 | 20 | 57 | 332 | 351 |
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