Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noncom (Cape Recife) today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) at 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Noncom (Cape Recife). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 384 | 299 | 247 | 527 | 464 | 303 | 217 | 150 | 147 | 147 | 211 | 247 | 449 | 573 | 2454 | 2049 | 2894 | 2138 | 1576 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:00PM1.19m | 12:01PM1.37m | 00:22AM1.31m | 12:48PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM0.99m | 5:22AM0.87m | 6:37PM0.85m | 6:29AM0.75m | 7:13PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 384 | 299 | 247 | 527 | 464 | 303 | 217 | 150 | 147 | 147 | 65 | 247 | 449 | 573 | 822 | 62 | 41 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 94 | 55 | 38 | 41 | 44 | 37 | 58 | 76 | 33 | 21 | 211 | 37 | 83 | 81 | 70 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | S 9 | ESE 7 | E 9 | — | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 56 | 36 | 6 | — | 10 | 47 | 90 | 25 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | W 3 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | SW 3 | — | NW 3 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 155 | 200 | 221 | 6 | — | — | — | 35 | 35 | 100 | 61 | 4 | — | 2 | 2454 | 2049 | 2894 | 2138 | 1576 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 69 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 267 | 249 | 40 | 209 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 328 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 125 |
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