Nahoon Reef surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 20 Nov 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
18.8° C
(Which is 2.8°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 7PM is: 1.6m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (20 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (20 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)19s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
1
!
2
!
3
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
3
SSW
2
S
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)111720191816161615151414141313131212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)214297838252325812488231022242029534320123242153114191376138514391547139212451092955711607
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:32PM
1.88
3:54AM
1.76
3:58PM
1.86
4:23AM
1.75
4:26PM
1.82
4:54AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:21AM
0.46
9:45PM
0.37
9:50AM
0.48
10:13PM
0.37
10:20AM
0.52
10:43PM
0.40
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise------4:54-------4:54-------4:54-
Sunset--6:51-------6:52-------6:52-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202121201818172122222120191918212222212020191922
Feels °C (?)181819201717151818181717171716202020191917171823
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