Nahoon Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.00° S 27.94° E

Issued: 7 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nahoon Reef sea temperature is
17.9° C

2.2°C colder than average for this time of year

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


Nahoon Reef surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, S swell with 3,269 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nahoon Reef this week:

The surf forecast for Nahoon Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Nahoon Reef in the next 16 days are 3.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 9s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8PM (Tue 7th Jul)2.5ft (0.7m) 13s
Best Surf 8AM (Thu 9th Jul)10ft (3.0m) 12s
Most Powerful 8AM (Fri 10th Jul)10ft (3.0m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nahoon Reef over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
0
3
!
3
4
5
3
4
4
0
2
4
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.9
SW
10
3
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.4
S
13
2.3
SE
7
2.5
SE
8
0.9
SSW
11
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
7
2.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
161
140
246
273
710
3018
1449
2379
3127
2471
1667
1439
623
558
824
198
367
392
544
163
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
5
NNW
5
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
W
5
WSW
30
SSE
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
8:08AM1.61m
8:50PM1.76m
9:13AM1.53m
10:00PM1.73m
10:37AM1.50m
11:21PM1.73m
12:05PM1.54m
00:37AM1.78m
1:20PM1.65m
1:42AM1.87m
2:19PM1.78m
2:37AM1.95m
3:10PM1.91m
3:26AM2.01m
Low Tide
2:12PM0.75m
3:11AM0.86m
3:15PM0.82m
4:31AM0.88m
4:36PM0.86m
5:58AM0.83m
6:05PM0.83m
7:10AM0.74m
7:21PM0.75m
8:08AM0.62m
8:22PM0.65m
8:57AM0.51m
9:14PM0.55m
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clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:09
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5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
2
1
1
4
8
16
8
Temp °C
21
19
17
18
19
17
16
17
16
16
17
16
16
17
16
14
15
17
17
18
17
Feels °C
17
15
18
17
15
12
13
13
13
13
14
16
15
14
11
12
12
15
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
11
3
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
173
161
140
246
273
394
634
1449
2379
3127
2471
1667
1439
623
353
274
198
1713
1032
688
892
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SSW
14
1
S
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
1.4
SSE
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSE
11
1.6
S
8
1.2
S
8
Energy kJ
41
35
36
22
23
195
366
7
7
8
8
7
6
237
6
3
10
12
283
163
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
SSE
11
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
50
48
26
11
10
9
17
6
3
7
7
6
24
161
100
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
4
1.9
SW
10
3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
11
2.3
SE
7
2.5
SE
8
3
ESE
9
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
7
2.2
S
8
1.1
WSW
5
Energy kJ
3
19
16
710
3018
1413
558
824
1399
367
392
544
52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
3
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
2
4
Distance (km)
53
23
0
0
129
4
52
52
0
0
23
0
0
52
18
0
129
52
23
4
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
4
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
6
5
5
5
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Information about the Nahoon Reef Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Nahoon Reef provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Nahoon Reef can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Nahoon Reef surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Nahoon Reef) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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