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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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
19.4° C
(Which is 2.1°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 10AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

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

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
4
4
3
1
1
3
3
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
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
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SW
12
2.2
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3775
3144
2466
2033
1744
1483
1207
940
800
645
467
361
239
178
494
1392
1739
1797
1797
1264
604
772
1673
3364
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
E
20
ESE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
60
NW
50
WNW
35
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NW
60
NW
55
NW
55
WNW
35
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:06AM1.29m
9:27PM1.37m
9:52AM1.26m
10:55PM1.43m
11:24AM1.32m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.89m
2:22PM0.79m
3:47AM0.91m
4:01PM0.80m
5:30AM0.82m
5:29PM0.74m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:28
5:27
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
16
14
14
13
14
17
20
20
21
17
10
10
11
14
17
15
13
14
14
13
14
6
9
10
6
3
5
5
5
7
8
9
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
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
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SW
12
2.2
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
3775
3144
2466
2033
1744
1483
1207
940
800
645
467
361
239
178
494
1392
1739
1797
1797
1264
604
772
1673
3364
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
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
0.9
SW
8
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
1.1
SW
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
201
229
217
217
272
214
268
183
180
170
120
118
63
98
102
80
98
72
58
39
361
38
37
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
SE
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
SE
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
33
30
15
16
15
6
6
10
13
29
118
51
36
44
6
6
6
6
38
9
10
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
12
0.9
W
5
0.7
ENE
3
0.9
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
1.4
NW
4
1.2
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
4
1.1
NW
4
1.2
NW
4
1.9
NNW
5
1.8
NW
6
1.6
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
Energy kJ
123
35
12
25
15
7
5
67
63
19
50
61
65
50
44
58
189
193
154
61
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
4
3
1
2
9
Distance (km)
6
6
0
0
6
249
141
10
10
10
0
186
209
564
423
425
209
69
211
409
361
209
387
69
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
8
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
8
4
4
4
1
2
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
9
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