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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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 3PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (29 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (29 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
0
1
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
12
2.3
SSE
12
2
S
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
S
11
1.9
S
18
2.5
S
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
S
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4998
5399
4804
3693
3160
2914
2258
1756
1461
1155
928
671
565
2222
3298
3354
2754
2383
2085
1755
1535
1490
1467
1275
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:16AM1.83m
2:36PM1.68m
2:47AM1.88m
3:07PM1.73m
3:17AM1.91m
3:36PM1.76m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.41m
8:35PM0.44m
9:04AM0.36m
9:03PM0.40m
9:30AM0.34m
9:31PM0.38m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:50
6:50
6:50
6:52
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5:37
5:37
5:36
5:35
Temp °C
14
14
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
9
9
14
14
15
17
16
15
13
14
15
16
16
15
13
13
12
11
14
15
14
17
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
12
2.3
SSE
12
2
S
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
S
11
1.9
S
18
2.5
S
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
S
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
4998
5399
4804
3693
3160
2914
2258
1756
1461
1155
928
671
565
2222
3298
3354
2754
2383
2085
1755
1535
1490
1467
1275
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.5
S
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
129
193
167
165
289
265
325
275
164
95
56
38
24
16
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.7
S
19
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
18
63
42
17
17
17
17
16
7
350
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
10
0.6
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
653
7
5
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
6
68
4
6
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
4
7
6
4
6
6
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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