
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noncom (Cape Recife) today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) at 2AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Noncom (Cape Recife). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
455 | 440 | 488 | 455 | 431 | 582 | 612 | 784 | 1158 | 1443 | 1344 | 1058 | 936 | 690 | 587 | 543 | 925 | 485 | 943 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:06PM1.60m | 8:17AM1.36m | 8:57PM1.49m | 9:16AM1.26m | 10:03PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM0.68m | 2:09PM0.63m | 3:09AM0.77m | 3:03PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
455 | 440 | 488 | 455 | 431 | 334 | 334 | 784 | 1158 | 1443 | 1344 | 1058 | 936 | 690 | 587 | 543 | 257 | 485 | 943 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 6 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
365 | 288 | 211 | 163 | 129 | 582 | 612 | 305 | 263 | 268 | 242 | 242 | 247 | 247 | 211 | 243 | 20 | 193 | 149 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 5 | E 5 | — | S 15 | E 7 |
18 | 45 | 76 | 207 | 260 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 14 | — | 107 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | WSW 3 | SW 12 | SW 5 | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 3 | 925 | 76 | 90 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 209 | 68 | 5 |
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