Kreefte Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.62° S 18.39° E

Issued: 1 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kreefte Reef sea temperature is

14.6°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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Kreefte Reef at 9AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (16 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16								Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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)	4	4	4	1	0	1	2	3	2	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	!	!	!	2	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	W 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1474	1144	878	790	623	498	457	450	503	655	794	1607	1709	1789	1496	2010	2257	2483	2445	2201	2088	1764	2290	1985
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	N	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:55AM1.16m				6:04PM1.13m				6:43AM1.06m				6:55PM1.01m					8:04AM0.98m				8:35PM0.94m
Low Tide	11:41PM0.38m				11:54AM0.50m				00:19AM0.49m				12:41PM0.61m				1:17AM0.59m					2:16PM0.70m


	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	16	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	13	14	13	14	13	13
Feels °C	13	12	13	17	16	16	17	15	15	16	14	13	11	10	9	8	8	8	9	11	9	9	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	SW 12	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	1474	1144	878	790	526	498	434	394	386	655	794	1607	1709	1789	1496	2010	2257	2483	2445	2201	2088	1764	2290	1985
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	—	WSW 15	WSW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	607	596	546	526	623	465	457	450	503	288	233	188	120	92	—	372	763	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	136	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 6	—	S 5	—	—	—	—	SSW 6	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	91	—	97	—	—	—	—	135	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	47	47	54	11	0	11	11	14	15	32	32	20	32	32	32	121	137	137	57	27	20
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4				4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	4	4	4	5

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