Nahoon Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.00° S 27.94° E

Issued: 7 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Nahoon Reef sea temperature is

18.8°C

Nahoon Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Nahoon Reef today (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Nahoon Reef at 11AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s
Evening (21 Oct)	13ft (4.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 21							Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	1	!	3	!	!	3	0	0	1	2	!	!	!	!	3	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	112	112	145	283	361	4975	1999	2846	2229	1419	805	885	1001	1061	2242	2058	1871	2310	1544	1631	1320	1160	911
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	SW	S	ESE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				12:57PM1.56m				1:13AM1.50m				1:29PM1.71m				1:46AM1.64m				1:59PM1.86m
Low Tide		6:34AM0.79m				7:15PM0.73m				7:13AM0.65m				7:45PM0.57m				7:46AM0.52m					8:15PM0.42m


	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	22	22	21	19	19	18	18	18	20	20	19	17	17	16	15	17	19	18	18	18	17
Feels °C	15	15	18	16	16	15	17	14	15	14	16	14	12	11	11	10	10	11	14	15	15	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	112	112	145	283	361	1799	1999	1211	857	653	46	48	34	24	1194	1049	1008	1310	1544	1631	1320	1160	911
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	SSW 11	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	17	107	95	97	81	67	67	41	41	43	14	7	7	7	23	23	24	15	25	24	24	24	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	E 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	58	32	37	36	22	21	13	13	14	14	—	—	—	—	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 2	SW 4	SSW 5	SSW 4	SSW 7	SW 13	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	—	—	—	ENE 3	NE 3
kJ	1	13	26	34	121	4975	—	2846	2229	1419	805	885	1001	1061	2242	2058	1871	2310	—	—	—	1	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Nahoon Reef Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Muizenberg Cape Town	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Corner Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Corner Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rame Head Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Wedge Garden Route	Mpande Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Wedge Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Millars Point Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Gansbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	2	5	4	2	9	4	1	4	4	4	3	1	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	52	301	886	52	34	4	23	4	52	188	440	192	440	440	301	239	238	239	815	492	435	435
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves	Whispering Waves			Whispering Waves	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Whispering Waves	Whispering Waves	Rame Head		Mntafufu
Rating (10 max)	2	2			2	9	5	7	5	4	4		3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rame Head Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Stompneus West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gansbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	6	4	4	9	5	7	5	4	4	3	3	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Virac Harbour Philippines	Virac Harbour Philippines	Super Tubes South Africa	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Haga-Haga South Africa	Riet River South Africa	Haga-Haga South Africa	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Keusik Luhur Indonesia	Batu Hiu Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Luna Park Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Asu Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	7	5	6	6	6	5	8	8	5	5	5	5

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