Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noncom (Cape Recife) today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) at 11AM is: 0.9m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 20s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Noncom (Cape Recife). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | E 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
795 | 596 | 707 | 512 | 939 | 823 | 673 | 542 | 727 | 353 | 372 | 291 | 386 | 266 | 439 | 223 | 190 | 186 | 129 | 163 | 123 | 123 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:55AM1.86m | 4:19PM1.96m | 4:32AM1.87m | 4:55PM1.98m | 5:07AM1.84m | 5:29PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03AM0.18m | 10:27PM0.23m | 10:37AM0.16m | 11:02PM0.23m | 11:09AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 7 |
795 | 596 | 707 | 452 | 939 | 823 | 673 | 542 | 392 | 339 | 253 | 253 | 219 | 266 | 266 | 223 | 190 | 160 | 129 | 125 | 97 | 123 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 |
17 | 471 | 446 | 512 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 499 | 397 | 353 | 372 | 291 | 287 | 256 | 188 | 186 | 188 | 186 | 127 | 163 | 123 | 61 | 121 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 7 | E 9 |
31 | 17 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 62 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 2 | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | E 7 | E 4 |
747 | 592 | 491 | 443 | 564 | 631 | 639 | — | 727 | 603 | 1 | — | 386 | — | 439 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 28 | — | — | 53 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 249 | 249 | 40 | 249 | 209 | 209 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 68 | 7 | 3 | 125 | 40 | 186 | 40 |
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