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Nahoon Reef Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Nahoon Reef surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 SASTForecast 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
20.6° C
(Which is 2.2°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 7PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Nahoon Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 11 | S 15 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | |
24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 248 | 657 | 1265 | 1217 | 1147 | 1490 | 3008 | 3317 | 3747 | 4107 | 4437 | 5515 | 6223 | 7264 | 4681 | 4896 | 5296 | 4769 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 12:45PM1.57m | 1:08AM1.80m | 1:32PM1.68m | 1:49AM1.91m | 2:09PM1.78m | 2:23AM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM0.85m | 7:36AM0.76m | 7:32PM0.74m | 8:09AM0.66m | 8:07PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
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Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
 kJ | 171 | 266 | 386 | 379 | 354 | 249 | 205 | 137 | 121 | 100 | 102 | 73 | 1599 | 1723 | 2047 | 2322 | 2632 | 3267 | 4079 | 4391 | 4681 | 4896 | 5296 | 4769 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 73 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 44 | 248 | 657 | 1265 | 1217 | 1147 | 1490 | 3008 | 3317 | 3747 | 4107 | 4437 | 5515 | 6223 | 7264 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 21 | 146 | 19 | 53 | 183 | 349 | 537 | 699 | 808 | 883 | 475 | 162 | 156 | 162 | 404 | 440 | 440 | 440 | 239 | 221 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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