Nahoon Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.00° S 27.94° E

Issued: 1 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Nahoon Reef sea temperature is
18.5° C

1.7°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 4 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 4 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period, S swell with 2,293 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SE 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 Saturday (Jul 04) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.4m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Nahoon Reef in the next 16 days are 2.4m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 8AM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11AM (Sat 4th Jul)8ft (2.4m) 12s
Best Surf11AM (Sat 4th Jul)8ft (2.4m) 12s
Most Powerful 8AM (Thu 9th Jul)8ft (2.4m) 14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
0
2
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
2
4
2
2
4
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
12
1.2
SW
7
0.9
SSW
14
1.9
S
13
2.4
S
14
2.1
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
14
2.1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1711
1202
760
583
445
228
134
122
80
173
210
136
147
269
1266
2261
1614
1070
1294
1304
2246
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
N
5
N
10
ENE
10
NW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
N
5
WNW
15
SW
15
W
30
WSW
25
SW
5
SSW
10
ENE
10
E
5
S
10
S
10
SE
10
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:28PM1.88m
6:34AM1.76m
7:08PM1.85m
7:16AM1.69m
7:53PM1.81m
8:08AM1.61m
8:50PM1.76m
9:13AM1.53m
10:00PM1.73m
10:37AM1.50m
11:21PM1.73m
12:05PM1.54m
00:37AM1.78m
Low Tide
12:07PM0.57m
00:35AM0.71m
12:43PM0.61m
1:17AM0.76m
1:23PM0.68m
2:08AM0.81m
2:12PM0.75m
3:11AM0.86m
3:15PM0.82m
4:31AM0.88m
4:36PM0.86m
5:58AM0.83m
6:05PM0.83m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
19
17
18
21
19
19
20
22
28
20
17
18
19
16
16
17
17
16
17
17
Feels °C
15
15
14
15
18
16
15
17
18
26
16
16
12
14
13
14
15
17
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.9
S
13
2.4
S
14
2.1
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
14
2.1
S
16
Energy kJ
1711
1202
760
583
445
228
134
122
80
173
210
136
120
269
1266
2261
1614
1070
1294
1304
2246
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
SW
11
0.6
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
SSW
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
SE
13
1
E
6
Energy kJ
47
55
64
26
14
27
22
59
67
33
50
25
79
11
9
8
8
2
8
7
62
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
16
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
15
28
36
24
22
47
33
14
17
48
47
23
11
32
9
10
3
3
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
1.2
SW
7
1.3
SSW
8
0.9
E
5
Energy kJ
6
14
5
9
147
218
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
0
4
0
0
19
0
4
0
0
0
23
0
301
476
0
19
99
0
52
52
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
9
7
7
5
8
7
5
6
9
8
9
8
5
5
5
4
9
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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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