Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noncom (Cape Recife) today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) at 4AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Noncom (Cape Recife). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1090 | 2410 | 3635 | 4788 | 4694 | 3567 | 2542 | 1894 | 1514 | 1173 | 898 | 883 | 964 | 846 | 750 | 866 | 635 | 544 | 464 | 367 | 408 | 292 | 289 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:45AM1.61m | 3:08PM1.71m | 3:15AM1.70m | 3:35PM1.82m | 3:44AM1.78m | 4:03PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.42m | 9:14PM0.44m | 9:22AM0.32m | 9:41PM0.35m | 9:49AM0.24m | 10:08PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1090 | 2410 | 3635 | 4788 | 4694 | 3567 | 2542 | 1894 | 1514 | 1173 | 442 | 407 | 964 | 846 | 750 | 515 | 425 | 390 | 363 | 312 | 408 | 230 | 289 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 580 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 133 | 898 | 883 | 392 | — | — | 649 | 635 | 544 | 464 | 367 | 273 | 292 | 230 | 196 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 321 | 132 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 75 | 73 | 112 | 112 | 215 | 165 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 19 | 78 | 178 | 335 | 570 | 557 | 551 | 787 | — | 440 | 515 | 866 | 917 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 40 | 40 | 241 | 267 | 629 | 582 | 267 | 267 | 209 | 209 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 209 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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