Nahoon Reef surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 15 Sep 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
17.4° C
(Which is 2.2°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 1AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)18ft (5.5m)14s
Afternoon (16 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
3
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0
0
!
!
!
!
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
3.5
SW
5
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
Period(s) (?)131313121214141514141313131212131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)413572660619415612007648171056335455695838108894621572305244425642288208419891796163315301547
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
10
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
45
WSW
50
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
SW
25
S
15
S
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:50PM
1.36
12:12PM
1.39
12:49AM
1.45
1:26PM
1.57
1:46AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:43PM
0.99
5:44AM
0.95
6:46PM
0.92
7:15AM
0.81
7:47PM
0.75
7:57AM
0.66
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:05-------6:03--
Sunset5:59-------6:00-------6:00-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212018182121181917151414141518181717161515151818
Feels °C (?)1818171712129976677912131416141312111413
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Nahoon Reef (fresh winds from the W at SHIP3633 23 km from Nahoon Reef). 2.1m 12s groundswell from the SSW with a 1.0m 5s windswell from the SW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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31.68 km/h
W
0.0
17.4
Air / Water (°C)
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