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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 Thursday 30 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
18.9° C
(Which is 3.8°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 10PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Nahoon Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | |
1180 | 928 | 687 | 565 | 794 | 2136 | 2791 | 2311 | 2033 | 1691 | 1317 | 1081 | 1034 | 1018 | 1003 | 957 | 884 | 890 | 870 | 761 | 555 | 537 | 426 | 411 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:10PM1.91m | 3:20AM2.07m | 3:37PM1.94m | 3:47AM2.07m | 4:05PM1.94m | 4:13AM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04AM0.53m | 9:05PM0.54m | 9:30AM0.49m | 9:33PM0.52m | 9:56AM0.48m | 10:01PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
16 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 1180 | 928 | 687 | 565 | 543 | 2136 | 2791 | 2311 | 2033 | 1691 | 1317 | 1081 | 1034 | 1018 | 1003 | 957 | 884 | 890 | 870 | 761 | 555 | 537 | 426 | 411 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 18 | SSE 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | S 16 | ENE 9 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 81 | 110 | 109 | 101 | 794 | 308 | 17 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 89 | 46 | 17 | 127 | 51 | 51 | 112 | 72 | 42 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SSW 19 | S 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 35 | 4 | 8 | 125 | 90 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 239 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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