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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 12 Jan 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
20.1° C
 (Which is 2.5°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 2AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
S
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)161514141313131212121212121111111111111716151413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1298119110617565774914143712993532471991921821571231211191262178388221318577
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
WSW
10
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
5
SE
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononglassglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:19PM
1.26
11:57AM
1.45
12:48AM
1.32
1:05PM
1.50
1:50AM
1.42
1:56PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:16PM
0.92
5:07AM
0.92
6:47PM
0.86
6:43AM
0.90
7:43PM
0.77
7:46AM
0.82
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----5:18-------5:20-------5:20--
Sunset7:31-------7:30-------7:30-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C222221212121222322222221212222222222212021202019
Feels °C (?)202321222221222322232423242321212224191819161515
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