
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noncom (Cape Recife) today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) at 9PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Noncom (Cape Recife). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the NNE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1415 | 1237 | 1220 | 1187 | 1171 | 1032 | 862 | 735 | 640 | 668 | 633 | 701 | 681 | 681 | 681 | 681 | 580 | 572 | 482 | 482 | 475 | |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:31PM1.64m | 3:34AM1.67m | 4:01PM1.72m | 4:05AM1.72m | 4:30PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.43m | 9:31PM0.52m | 9:45AM0.35m | 10:01PM0.45m | 10:13AM0.29m | 10:32PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
1415 | 1237 | 1220 | 1187 | 1171 | 1032 | 862 | 735 | 640 | 668 | 633 | 701 | 288 | 277 | 298 | 321 | 336 | 343 | 482 | 482 | 475 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 125 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 681 | 681 | 681 | 681 | 580 | 572 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
354 | 345 | 371 | 331 | 150 | 323 | 378 | 516 | 531 | 444 | 417 | 340 | — | — | — | — | 499 | — | 415 | 451 | 451 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 267 | 267 | 267 | 267 | 267 | 267 | 241 | 241 | 252 | 267 | 267 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 267 | 267 | 249 |
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