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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.6°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 11PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
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

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
2
3
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SW
9
1.6
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1483
1207
1024
894
645
523
361
272
234
156
650
1468
2138
1920
1523
1278
1016
2385
3923
5338
7121
5950
8271
9381
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
45
NW
45
WNW
25
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
NW
65
NW
65
NW
40
WNW
45
W
40
WSW
40
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:27PM1.37m
9:52AM1.26m
10:55PM1.43m
11:24AM1.32m
11:59PM1.55m
12:27PM1.43m
Low Tide
2:22PM0.79m
3:47AM0.91m
4:01PM0.80m
5:30AM0.82m
5:29PM0.74m
6:30AM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
2
6
6
3
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
18
21
18
19
16
15
14
14
13
16
18
19
19
20
17
16
16
16
15
14
12
13
14
13
13
11
8
14
8
3
4
5
4
6
5
6
11
11
11
9
11
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SW
9
1.6
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1483
1207
1024
894
645
523
361
272
234
156
650
1468
2138
1920
1523
1278
1016
2385
3923
5338
14
5
4169
3425
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
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
0.7
E
8
0.9
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
268
268
183
180
170
120
118
61
69
145
79
49
72
73
58
37
37
50
22
22
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
6
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
SE
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
6
7
6
6
9
16
118
118
98
26
40
6
6
6
7
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
N
3
0.5
NW
3
1.3
NW
5
0.6
WSW
6
1.3
WNW
4
1.3
WNW
4
1.3
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
4
1.1
NW
4
1.2
NW
4
1.3
NW
5
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
3
0.7
W
4
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
8
13
15
10
5
4
78
26
45
62
66
46
47
52
58
75
21
10
13
7121
5950
8271
9381
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
4
4
3
3
9
9
4
4
5
9
Distance (km)
249
141
10
10
10
0
186
213
68
69
456
638
209
209
449
383
375
413
249
249
449
472
212
69
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
3
4
4
5
4
3
3
9
9
4
4
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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