Kreefte Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.62° S 18.39° E

Issued: 1 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Kreefte Reef sea temperature is

12.0°C

Kreefte Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Kreefte Reef today (19 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kreefte Reef at 5AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (19 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 19								Sunday 20								Monday 21
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	1	4	3	4	4	4	3	0	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	700	706	634	546	494	902	965	1251	1197	1280	1182	1011	932	961	1006	591	573	451	384	414	407	337	288	314
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	S	S	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off
High Tide				8:48AM0.92m				9:36PM0.93m					11:20AM0.96m				11:38PM0.99m				12:25PM1.08m
Low Tide		2:02AM0.64m				2:55PM0.72m				4:47AM0.65m					5:47PM0.67m				6:11AM0.55m				6:42PM0.56m


	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	20	23	23	20	19	18	18	19	25	28	27	23	22	21	20	21	27	28	27	26	25
Feels °C	11	11	11	18	20	20	18	17	16	16	17	24	26	24	22	21	20	19	21	28	27	26	26	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	700	706	634	546	494	902	965	1251	1197	1280	1182	1011	932	961	1006	591	573	451	384	414	407	337	288	314
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SW 16	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 5	SSE 6	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14
kJ	84	127	198	248	251	—	—	94	57	42	50	33	—	—	—	53	41	32	32	8	8	37	77	103
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 7	SSW 5	SSE 7
kJ	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	8	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—	—	S 7	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	33	31	38	73	119	74	—	—	—	33	50	82	71	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	12	12	144	0	14	0	0	0	12	20	201	12	0	0	0	0	0	14	14	12	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3		4	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	8	8	5	4	5	4	5	9	9	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	4	6	6	9

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