Nahoon Reef surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 05 Apr 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
18.7° C
(Which is 4.6°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 5PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 05). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (05 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
4
3
2
2
2
!
0
!
!
2
3
4
4
3
2
0
1
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
3.5
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
Period(s) (?)111011141418171616161615151414141414141313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12819835379011712490243416936093306237506622247819391773172816681576160815671228155613321161
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
S
15
SE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
1.90
5:29AM
1.93
5:45PM
1.80
5:53AM
1.82
6:14PM
1.69
6:19AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
0.49
11:20PM
0.56
11:40AM
0.58
11:47PM
0.68
12:08PM
0.69
12:15AM
0.82
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:22-------6:24
Sunset--5:59-------5:57-------5:55-----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212222202019191921212119181717182020202018181818
Feels °C (?)212222211814141415141415141414151819171817171616
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