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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.3°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 8PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Noncom (Cape Recife). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 121mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, gales from the SSW by Wed night).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
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0
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0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
3.5
ESE
8
2
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
6
SSE
12
7.5
SSE
13
7
SSE
13
7
SSE
13
6
SSE
12
5
S
11
5
S
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
228
164
180
289
625
1775
934
2628
7287
6622
6470
10235
18670
16419
14964
10763
5627
7112
6971
5529
5238
5378
5239
4634
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSE
40
SE
50
SE
50
ESE
30
N
10
SSE
15
SE
15
NW
10
NNE
60
SSE
60
SSW
65
SSW
55
SSW
65
SW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
on
on
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:36PM1.62m
5:38AM1.62m
6:12PM1.54m
6:12AM1.51m
6:56PM1.46m
6:55AM1.39m
Low Tide
11:19AM0.44m
11:29PM0.60m
11:50AM0.52m
00:04AM0.70m
12:27PM0.61m
00:50AM0.80m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:31
5:31
5:30
5:30
1
3
10
6
12
20
3
1
8
1
1
8
9
12
3
3
4
7
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
19
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
13
13
13
11
9
12
9
13
11
13
15
5
4
5
7
5
7
7
8
9
10
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.8
S
11
2.5
E
8
3.5
SSE
11
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
5
SE
12
4
ESE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
2.3
ESE
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
Energy kJ
167
164
180
289
625
804
857
2628
7287
6622
6470
4611
8993
6380
3140
1427
6971
5529
5238
5378
5239
4634
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
2
S
11
2.5
ESE
9
0.2
WSW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.1
SW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SE
22
0.2
SSE
21
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
11
112
126
221
6
12
934
1019
13
66
5
42
18
42
54
162
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
S
18
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
12
0.2
SSE
21
0.2
SSE
20
0.3
SW
18
Energy kJ
6
5
10
7
31
31
6
90
91
91
37
43
38
53
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SSE
4
1.3
SE
5
2.3
ESE
6
3.5
ESE
8
6
SSE
12
7.5
SSE
13
7
SSE
13
7
SSE
13
6
SSE
12
5
S
11
5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
11
0.3
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
228
16
13
82
423
1775
10235
18670
16419
14964
10763
5627
7112
6786
5207
23
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
Distance (km)
4
6
68
212
212
387
120
6
258
6
125
258
261
258
328
328
582
328
212
212
68
14
14
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
7
7
5
6
5
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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