Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noncom (Cape Recife) today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) at 6PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Noncom (Cape Recife). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
883 | 860 | 846 | 750 | 649 | 904 | 854 | 474 | 426 | 320 | 320 | 295 | 358 | 377 | 324 | 313 | 272 | 233 | 237 | 233 | 233 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:35PM1.82m | 3:44AM1.78m | 4:03PM1.90m | 4:12AM1.83m | 4:30PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.32m | 9:41PM0.35m | 9:49AM0.24m | 10:08PM0.28m | 10:16AM0.20m | 10:37PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
442 | 439 | 562 | 750 | 601 | 502 | 464 | 474 | 426 | 320 | 320 | 284 | 358 | 377 | 324 | 252 | 272 | 233 | 237 | 233 | 233 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 6 |
883 | 860 | 846 | — | 649 | 553 | 544 | 393 | 367 | 292 | 242 | 295 | 244 | 247 | 257 | 313 | 213 | 167 | 128 | 126 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 11 |
132 | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 73 | 112 | 112 | 215 | 165 | 22 | 18 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 93 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 |
558 | 612 | 753 | 575 | 1055 | 904 | 854 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 25 | 49 | 49 | 92 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 40 | 249 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 69 | 209 | 6 | 4 |
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