Nahoon Reef surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 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
19.8° 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 4PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (05 May)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
1.5
SE
6
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
1
S
11
1.3
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
4
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
S
12
3
S
11
4
S
11
4.5
SSW
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
160
121
164
86
125
253
396
2648
4803
5081
5793
4909
4186
3493
3728
3308
3104
2552
2604
3485
5625
4190
3389
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
30
NE
30
NE
10
NNW
20
NW
15
SSW
15
S
5
SSW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
60
WNW
40
SW
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:32PM1.80m
5:34AM1.81m
6:07PM1.72m
6:07AM1.70m
6:49PM1.63m
6:49AM1.58m
Low Tide
11:21AM0.60m
11:31PM0.76m
11:53AM0.68m
00:06AM0.86m
12:29PM0.78m
00:50AM0.97m
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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6:43
6:45
6:46
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5:24
5:23
5:22
5:22
4
7
16
9
2
9
1
1
1
1
1
11
5
1
3
7
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
19
20
17
18
19
20
19
16
16
15
16
17
17
18
18
16
16
15
15
16
19
21
20
20
16
17
16
14
16
17
17
11
9
9
5
10
11
10
10
9
9
7
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
1.2
SSE
5
1.5
SE
6
0.6
S
11
0.9
SSE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.3
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
4
SE
11
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
4
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.9
ESE
11
4
S
11
4
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
11
Energy kJ
171
160
78
164
86
86
302
396
2648
4077
5081
5793
4909
4186
3493
3728
3308
3104
862
829
3485
4477
4190
3389
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.4
SW
12
0.7
S
11
1
S
11
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.1
SW
20
0.3
SW
14
2.3
S
10
2.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
22
0.2
SSE
21
0.4
SE
19
0.6
SSE
18
0.8
SSE
17
Energy kJ
14
20
121
119
49
125
253
187
182
10
41
10
40
34
134
15
32
1055
1144
18
42
96
218
386
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
SW
11
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
18
1.1
SE
8
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SE
22
0.2
SSE
20
0.7
SE
18
0.9
ESE
11
Energy kJ
20
55
24
24
4
14
6
167
12
32
12
11
7
14
13
18
41
323
194
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.7
ENE
8
1.9
ESE
6
2
E
7
4.5
SE
11
0.7
NW
3
2
WSW
6
0.8
W
5
1.7
WSW
5
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
SW
9
4.5
SSW
12
0.7
WNW
4
0.5
NW
4
Energy kJ
21
56
309
342
4803
11
237
37
155
2552
2604
1414
5625
17
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
9
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
9
Distance (km)
4
0
18
18
188
151
0
0
18
21
18
18
22
18
221
321
381
404
404
407
301
239
239
221
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
9
7
7
6
5
4
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
6
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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