Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kreefte Reef today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kreefte Reef at 7PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Kreefte Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2285 | 1736 | 1712 | 1449 | 1291 | 1127 | 932 | 828 | 803 | 736 | 761 | 419 | 359 | 347 | 337 | 416 | 431 | 431 | 416 | 408 | 325 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:08PM1.31m | 2:13AM1.33m | 2:36PM1.42m | 2:44AM1.41m | 3:04PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.34m | 8:27AM0.21m | 8:47PM0.24m | 8:54AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
2285 | 1736 | 1712 | 1449 | 1291 | 1127 | 932 | 828 | 803 | 736 | 761 | 419 | 325 | 331 | 337 | 416 | 431 | 431 | 416 | 408 | 325 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
— | — | 146 | 54 | 131 | 121 | 169 | 157 | 102 | 61 | 220 | 303 | 359 | 347 | 294 | 269 | 256 | 247 | 186 | 143 | 140 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | W 18 | SW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | 154 | 51 | 67 | 122 | 171 | 357 | 215 | 152 | 146 | 106 | 6 | 13 | — | 27 | 26 | 69 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
91 | 104 | 145 | 161 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 14 | 12 |
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