Nahoon Reef surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 SAST
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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
19.6° C
(Which is 3.1°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 11PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
876
761
589
569
522
483
418
403
338
284
231
181
133
140
127
171
163
251
235
232
236
393
171
160
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
N
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
ESE
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:05PM1.94m
4:13AM2.04m
4:33PM1.92m
4:39AM1.98m
5:01PM1.87m
5:06AM1.90m
Low Tide
10:01PM0.54m
10:24AM0.49m
10:30PM0.59m
10:52AM0.53m
10:59PM0.66m
11:21AM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
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6:41
6:43
6:43
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5:28
5:27
5:25
5:24
9
1
6
4
3
1
1
5
Temp °C
23
21
20
18
18
18
23
24
23
22
23
23
23
24
25
24
20
21
19
19
19
19
19
19
22
19
19
16
16
17
21
20
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
22
19
21
19
18
18
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
13
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
6
0.9
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
Energy kJ
876
761
589
569
522
483
418
403
338
284
231
181
133
130
98
171
29
251
235
54
236
393
171
160
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
S
13
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.9
S
12
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
51
51
112
72
42
21
7
7
6
22
30
50
55
52
55
43
163
32
32
232
21
20
20
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
E
9
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.6
SW
11
0.5
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
12
6
6
40
68
104
140
127
71
74
14
82
35
12
12
33
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
0.6
SSW
4
0.9
S
5
1
S
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
1.1
S
9
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
33
7
55
84
139
8
45
64
108
41
212
37
63
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
273
249
273
0
0
0
0
0
18
440
162
52
23
52
107
54
129
237
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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