Noncom (Cape Recife) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 SAST
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Noncom (Cape Recife) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Noncom (Cape Recife) sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Noncom (Cape Recife) today?

The current surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) at 8AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (30 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (30 Apr)7ft (2.2m)17s

Table - waves today at Noncom (Cape Recife). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
1
3
2
0
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
S
11
2
S
18
2.5
S
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
S
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1783
1461
1180
928
730
565
2456
3298
3604
2754
2383
2085
1605
1535
1490
1467
1420
1652
1649
1220
997
488
456
369
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
10
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:47AM1.88m
3:07PM1.73m
3:17AM1.91m
3:36PM1.76m
3:45AM1.90m
4:05PM1.76m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.36m
9:03PM0.40m
9:30AM0.34m
9:31PM0.38m
9:56AM0.33m
9:58PM0.40m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:50
6:50
6:52
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5:37
5:36
5:35
Temp °C
16
16
14
17
19
18
18
18
16
17
16
17
17
18
17
16
16
16
17
21
22
21
21
21
14
13
12
15
17
15
15
14
12
13
12
14
13
14
16
14
14
14
14
19
18
18
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
S
11
2
S
18
2.5
S
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
S
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
Energy kJ
1783
1461
1180
928
730
565
2456
3298
3604
2754
2383
2085
1605
1535
1490
1467
1420
1652
1649
1220
997
488
456
369
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.5
S
15
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
129
193
167
218
289
269
380
226
130
95
38
23
24
17
7
7
7
7
7
7
115
338
283
326
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.7
S
19
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
Energy kJ
17
17
17
16
7
350
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
3
7
7
7
72
68
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
3
0.7
WSW
4
Energy kJ
7
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
10
10
0
0
4
3
4
4
4
6
4
4
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
249
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
4
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