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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (16 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (16 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
1
2
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
0
0
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
0.9
SW
1.5
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
WSW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)12131615151414141414131313121212810101111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)78474915471292103889978577462156152845137634762420228214062858725593423382310
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
E
5
E
10
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
10
NE
15
N
10
NE
15
W
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
5
SSE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:48AM
1.98
3:08PM
1.87
3:22AM
2.07
3:43PM
1.93
3:57AM
2.10
4:19PM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:03AM
0.26
9:08PM
0.26
9:36AM
0.18
9:43PM
0.22
10:10AM
0.16
10:18PM
0.23
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-6:39-------6:41-------6:41------
Sunset----5:52-------5:52-------5:51---
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------11----------
Temp. °C171818212222212121212019191818161616181818181717
Feels °C (?)171819212222232121201716151513788121215171414
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