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Nahoon Reef

Nahoon Reef Surf Photo: 'Casual at Nahoon' by Ruari Plint

Lat Long: 33.00° S 27.94° E

Issued: 1 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Nahoon Reef sea temperature is

19.0° C

1.5°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.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW		E	SSW
	18 s	glass		8 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 August at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nahoon Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	E	ENE	E	SSW
	18 s	cross- on	9 s	8 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 August at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nahoon Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW		E	SSW
	18 s	cross		9 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 August at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nahoon Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SSW	E	SSW
	18 s	cross- off	3 s	9 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 August at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nahoon Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SW	E	SSW
	17 s	cross- off	3 s	9 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 August at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nahoon Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SW	E	SSW
	17 s	cross- off	4 s	9 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 August at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nahoon Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW	SW	E	SSW
	16 s	cross- off	4 s	9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 August at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nahoon Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SW		E	SW
	16 s	cross- off		9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 August at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nahoon Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	S		E	SSW
	15 s	cross- on		9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 August at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nahoon Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW	SSW	E	SW
	9 s	cross	4 s	9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 August at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nahoon Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW	SW	E	SW
	9 s	cross- off	6 s	9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 August at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nahoon Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WSW	SW	SW	E
	9 s	cross- off	7 s	7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 August at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nahoon Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	WSW	E	SW
	14 s	off	8 s	9 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 August at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nahoon Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	W	SSW	E
	13 s	off	3 s	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 August at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nahoon Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	SW	E
	13 s	cross- off	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 August at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nahoon Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW	SW	E
	13 s	cross- off	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 August at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nahoon Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW	SSW	E
	13 s	cross- off	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 August at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Nahoon Reef around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 11 minutes before high water (rising spring tide). Tide height was 1.9m (6.1 ft). Range 2.07m (6.8 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Nahoon Reef Surf Photo: 'Casual at Nahoon' by Ruari Plint

snap taken of one of the local boys playing in the surf at Nahoon main beach.

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User: Ruari Plint (1 photo)

Country: South Africa (562 photos)

Photo taken at: 3:02 pm 7 Aug 2013