Kreefte Reef surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 SAST
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Kreefte Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kreefte Reef sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Kreefte Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Kreefte Reef at 12AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (14 May)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (14 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
12
1.5
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
2.1
WSW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2388
2349
2094
1753
1681
1386
1228
894
732
673
595
408
485
862
1746
1949
1979
1885
2233
2020
1623
1520
1091
1000
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:55AM1.50m
1:30PM1.40m
1:39AM1.59m
2:14PM1.48m
2:23AM1.65m
Low Tide
6:43PM0.30m
7:21AM0.11m
7:29PM0.21m
8:04AM0.01m
8:14PM0.14m
8:47AM-0.04m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:54
5:53
5:52
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
16
16
15
16
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
17
21
14
13
14
14
12
12
13
13
15
16
15
16
16
15
15
16
14
13
13
13
12
12
15
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
2.1
WSW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
Energy kJ
2388
2349
2094
1753
1681
1386
1228
894
732
673
595
382
374
862
1746
1949
1979
1885
2233
2020
1623
1520
1091
1000
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
SSW
10
1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
1001
777
657
667
531
531
487
563
655
308
268
408
485
296
480
815
837
1558
1174
1057
901
888
774
589
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
Energy kJ
8
15
15
32
81
81
204
330
298
465
317
196
282
375
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
47
47
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
0
0
0
0
12
15
20
57
52
0
0
0
0
0
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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