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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.9°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 1AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (01 May)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
1
2
2
0
0
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
11
2
S
18
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
SSW
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
2.1
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
1.7
SW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
565
2498
3345
3302
2801
2383
2085
1605
1535
1490
1511
1420
1332
1354
836
1261
706
442
433
411
403
344
284
282
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:07PM1.73m
3:17AM1.91m
3:36PM1.76m
3:45AM1.90m
4:05PM1.76m
4:13AM1.86m
Low Tide
9:03PM0.40m
9:30AM0.34m
9:31PM0.38m
9:56AM0.33m
9:58PM0.40m
10:22AM0.35m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:52
6:52
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5:37
5:36
5:35
5:34
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
18
18
16
16
15
16
20
22
22
21
20
20
19
18
23
26
14
15
13
13
11
12
14
13
14
17
14
14
13
13
18
19
19
20
19
20
20
17
20
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
11
2
S
18
2.5
S
16
2.5
S
16
2.5
SSW
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
2.1
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
1.7
SW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
Energy kJ
565
2498
3345
3302
2801
2383
2085
1605
1535
1490
1511
1420
1332
1354
836
1261
706
442
433
411
403
344
284
282
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
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
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
1.4
S
12
0.2
E
10
0.9
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
WSW
10
Energy kJ
269
380
226
164
95
38
23
24
17
7
7
7
46
46
594
7
236
403
283
220
213
169
117
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
S
15
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
350
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
3
3
7
7
7
7
109
72
38
2
2
12
30
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
Energy kJ
28
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
2
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
4
4
8
4
7
5
4
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
209
14
17
6
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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