
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noncom (Cape Recife) today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) at 8PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Noncom (Cape Recife). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
491 | 578 | 481 | 451 | 353 | 372 | 353 | 353 | 395 | 524 | 547 | 585 | 506 | 568 | 599 | 540 | 781 | 443 | 439 | 428 | 339 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:48PM1.47m | 7:08AM1.33m | 7:24PM1.31m | 8:18AM1.19m | 9:05PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.63m | 00:55AM0.71m | 1:01PM0.79m | 1:39AM0.84m | 2:00PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 |
491 | 578 | 481 | 451 | 353 | 347 | 353 | 353 | 353 | 405 | 285 | 585 | 494 | 415 | 331 | 265 | 477 | 443 | 187 | 226 | 339 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | — | SW 12 |
108 | 108 | 78 | 76 | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | 159 | 305 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 257 | 193 | 50 | — | 140 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 15 |
— | — | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | 167 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — |
389 | 362 | 379 | 334 | 352 | 372 | 340 | 349 | 395 | 524 | 547 | 539 | 506 | 568 | 599 | 540 | 781 | — | 439 | 428 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 587 | 686 | 3232 | 267 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 267 | 664 | 667 | 267 | 267 | 252 | 241 | 209 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 10 |
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