Nahoon Reef surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 17 Oct 2025 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
17.3° C
(Which is 3.0°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 6AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Oct)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s

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

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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSE
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
S
2
S
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313131212107888881314141416
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32002931250423231942160711634544183392582061336557785785934533271362874115510972027
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
NNW
10
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
50
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25AM
1.52
1:42PM
1.73
2:00AM
1.63
2:14PM
1.84
2:30AM
1.72
2:42PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:28AM
0.66
8:03PM
0.58
8:00AM
0.55
8:29PM
0.48
8:27AM
0.45
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---5:26-------5:24-------5:22----
Sunset------6:21-------6:22-------6:22-
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1--1----
Temp. °C161514161920191817161821232120181718171718181817
Feels °C (?)131412111212121212131514151314141315131314151515
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Nahoon Reef (light winds from the NNW at East London Airport 12 km from Nahoon Reef). A 4.0m groundswell from the S is too big for here

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9 km/h
NNW
Clean
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