Nahoon Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Eastern Cape – Wild Coast, South Africa)

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Nahoon Reef Surf Guide

Nahoon Reef in East London is a fairly exposed reef break that has dependable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the west. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. A reef breaks right. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. It very rarely gets crowded here. Take care of sharks,urchins, rips, rocks and sharks.

Nahoon Reef Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	3.5
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
consistent	18.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Nahoon Reef:

The best conditions reported for surf at Nahoon Reef occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

Surf Forecasts:

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What's the best time of year to surf Nahoon Reef (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Nahoon Reef with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 49% of the time in June while 30% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 21% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

49%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

30%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

21%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Nahoon Reef Location Map

Interactive Nahoon Reef surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Nahoon Reef is East London Airport (ELS) in South Africa, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Nahoon Reef is Bisho Airport (VIY), also in South Africa, 63 km (39 miles) away.

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Nahoon Reef Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 19 August 2022, 03:29 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 19
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	S	SSW	S	S
Period (s)	11	10	10	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Nahoon Reef look like?

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Tides at Nahoon Reef

Current tide and informaton

For East London, South Africa, 5 km from Nahoon Reef.

Next High Water: 08:08am | 1.45m

Next Low Water: 02:11pm | 0.86m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Nahoon Reef Sea Temperature

The Nahoon Reef water temperature is reasonably warm (18.4 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite