Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noncom (Cape Recife) today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) at 4AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Noncom (Cape Recife). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the E by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | SSE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 364 | 431 | 724 | 377 | 302 | 266 | 230 | 196 | 161 | 133 | 108 | 64 | 90 | 88 | 195 | 509 | 773 | 834 | 874 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:48AM1.48m | 2:08PM1.64m | 2:19AM1.61m | 2:35PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.67m | 7:55AM0.56m | 8:20PM0.52m | 8:23AM0.43m | 8:46PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | E 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 154 | 111 | 391 | 377 | 302 | 266 | 230 | 196 | 161 | 133 | 108 | 64 | 90 | 42 | 141 | 113 | 773 | 834 | 874 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 18 | 101 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 80 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 44 | 45 | 195 | 509 | 94 | 61 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 37 | 65 | 66 | 91 | 87 | 85 | 60 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 56 | 40 | 29 | 43 | 49 | 37 | — | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | S 4 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 364 | 431 | 724 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 8 | 73 | 88 | 33 | 181 | 276 | 149 | 257 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 134 | 40 | 141 | 366 | 605 | 209 | 209 |
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