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Nahoon Reef surf break

Nahoon Reef surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Nahoon Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nahoon Reef sea temperature is
19.7° C
 (Which is 3.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Nahoon Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Nahoon Reef at 8PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)77778887881010111112121212121212101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14096797982795725044396411961710769603579494418418349349288231195198
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
0
NE
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
S
15
S
10
SE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:15PM
1.76
3:45AM
1.77
3:47PM
1.83
4:14AM
1.86
4:18PM
1.88
4:43AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09AM
0.66
9:30PM
0.47
9:43AM
0.58
10:00PM
0.40
10:15AM
0.51
10:29PM
0.35
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-------5:16-------5:18-------5:18
Sunset--7:19-------7:19-------7:17-----
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11131-----1-----------
Temp. °C222423232320192022222220191717202121212120191820
Feels °C (?)212221242715141415131516171515181819202221181618
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