Nahoon Reef surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 31 Aug 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.5°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 12AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)--
Afternoon (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

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Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.4
S
0.9
SSW
1.5
S
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)7788131414131313131213131414141414141413137
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)493503914400405938867824631491416321305378366346265273285277265204304296
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
5
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
1.43
8:52AM
1.27
10:06PM
1.32
12:32PM
1.30
12:43AM
1.39
1:34PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:39AM
0.99
2:58PM
1.08
5:40AM
1.02
6:32PM
1.05
7:13AM
0.88
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Sunrise-----6:26-------6:24-------6:24--
Sunset5:49-------5:50-------5:51-------
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1-----11--------------
Temp. °C201918181818171718181818171722222121232018161919
Feels °C (?)161515151617131314141515161518181921231612101413
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off winds at Nahoon Reef are now cross-shore so expect speed-bumps in the surf (strong winds from the SSW at ASCATB28E33S 47 km from Nahoon Reef). 3.3m 8s swell from the SSW which is too big for here.

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47 km away, 2 h 25 min ago

40 km/h
SSW
0.0
18.2
Air / Water (°C)
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