- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Noncom (Cape Recife) Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Noncom (Cape Recife) surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.8° C
(Which is 2.7°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 5AM is: 6.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 4.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Noncom (Cape Recife). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
6361 | 16271 | 4689 | 7308 | 10084 | 8758 | 7808 | 2805 | 3804 | 4788 | 5767 | 6513 | 7261 | 5789 | 9838 | 5955 | 2482 | 4834 | 1722 | 1547 | 1361 | 1190 | 950 | 921 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:59PM1.55m | 12:27PM1.43m | 00:49AM1.69m | 1:16PM1.56m | 1:33AM1.82m | 1:59PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.68m | 6:28PM0.63m | 7:15AM0.53m | 7:16PM0.51m | 7:55AM0.39m | 7:58PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  |  | | |  | | |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
— | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | SSE 14 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 6361 | 5821 | 4689 | 4212 | 4227 | 3717 | 2843 | — | 19 | — | — | 38 | 37 | 31 | 4390 | 3542 | 2482 | 2142 | 1722 | 1547 | 1361 | 1190 | 950 | 921 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 203 | 412 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 5 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 16271 | — | 7308 | 10084 | 8758 | 7808 | 2805 | 3804 | 4788 | 5767 | 6513 | 7261 | 5789 | 9838 | 5955 | 40 | 4834 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 325 | 68 | 450 | 14 | 249 | 212 | 14 | 235 | 262 | 262 | 272 | 409 | 664 | 328 | 212 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Noncom (Cape Recife) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest