Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noncom (Cape Recife) today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) at 8AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Noncom (Cape Recife). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
499 | 643 | 353 | 372 | 291 | 256 | 260 | 383 | 186 | 188 | 186 | 129 | 129 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 120 | 118 | 72 | 129 | 178 | 202 | 187 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:32AM1.87m | 4:55PM1.98m | 5:07AM1.84m | 5:29PM1.95m | 5:40AM1.77m | 6:02PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.16m | 11:02PM0.23m | 11:09AM0.18m | 11:35PM0.29m | 11:39AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
481 | 386 | 339 | 253 | 253 | 219 | 256 | 224 | 185 | 152 | 156 | 129 | 129 | 97 | 123 | 61 | 15 | 67 | 61 | 60 | 86 | 116 | 144 | 122 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
499 | 481 | 353 | 372 | 291 | 256 | 2 | 188 | 186 | 188 | 186 | 127 | 123 | 123 | 61 | 39 | 64 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 178 | 202 | 187 | 181 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SW 5 | S 10 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 28 | 7 | 121 | 120 | 118 | 54 | 129 | 58 | 43 | 8 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | N 2 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 7 | N 3 | NNW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | SW 6 |
— | 643 | — | 1 | — | — | 260 | 383 | 8 | 29 | 16 | 17 | — | — | 71 | 10 | 22 | 171 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 68 | 4 | 3 | 81 | 141 | 141 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
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