Noncom (Cape Recife) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 SAST
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Noncom (Cape Recife) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Noncom (Cape Recife) sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Noncom (Cape Recife) today?

The current surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) at 5PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (09 May)7ft (2.1m)11s

Table - waves today at Noncom (Cape Recife). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
2
3
3
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
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!
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SE
10
1.3
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
13
6
SW
12
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2033
1744
1483
1207
940
800
645
523
361
277
200
486
880
1890
2273
1920
1498
1039
755
9554
4715
6491
6308
5806
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
E
20
ESE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
45
NW
45
WNW
25
WSW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
65
NW
60
NW
40
W
35
WSW
45
W
45
W
40
W
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:06AM1.29m
9:27PM1.37m
9:52AM1.26m
10:55PM1.43m
11:24AM1.32m
11:59PM1.55m
Low Tide
2:22PM0.79m
3:47AM0.91m
4:01PM0.80m
5:30AM0.82m
5:29PM0.74m
6:30AM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
1
3
7
4
4
Temp °C
16
19
18
17
17
18
18
18
20
18
16
16
15
14
13
14
16
18
20
17
17
16
16
16
14
17
15
11
13
14
13
13
10
8
11
7
5
4
5
6
7
4
8
11
12
8
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SE
10
1.3
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
13
3
SW
13
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
2033
1744
1483
1207
940
800
645
523
361
277
200
486
880
1890
2273
1920
1498
1039
755
2406
22
23
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
217
272
214
268
183
180
170
120
118
63
69
120
80
118
72
73
38
38
247
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
16
15
6
7
6
6
12
28
118
34
38
25
14
14
6
6
7
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.5
N
3
0.5
NW
3
1.3
WNW
5
0.5
W
4
0.7
WNW
3
1.1
W
4
1.3
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
4
1.2
NW
4
1.5
NW
5
1.3
WNW
5
6
SW
12
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
13
Energy kJ
11
20
15
13
6
4
81
9
12
43
66
50
54
59
92
83
9554
4715
6491
6308
5806
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
3
3
9
3
3
9
Distance (km)
0
8
249
141
10
10
10
0
186
212
4
69
427
636
69
209
423
375
361
387
68
439
449
249
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
2
1
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
3
1
4
4
4
3
3
9
3
3
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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