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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 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
18.5° 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 5PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (16 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (16 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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 Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
SW
13
0.7
S
12
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1077
1075
649
553
547
393
319
292
192
192
192
295
253
206
146
169
171
183
139
397
376
366
277
272
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
20
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:22PM1.84m
3:36AM2.01m
4:04PM1.86m
4:18AM1.98m
4:48PM1.84m
5:02AM1.89m
Low Tide
9:14AM0.21m
9:21PM0.29m
9:53AM0.18m
10:03PM0.29m
10:33AM0.21m
10:47PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
17
16
16
17
20
22
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
16
15
14
15
14
13
14
14
18
19
17
18
17
16
16
16
18
19
19
20
18
18
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1.2
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.5
S
8
Energy kJ
1077
1075
649
553
547
393
319
292
192
192
192
295
253
206
146
169
171
132
139
397
376
147
186
272
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
E
5
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
S
12
0.9
S
7
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Energy kJ
293
813
250
261
218
58
77
68
66
51
39
39
29
29
30
155
147
183
106
134
80
366
277
219
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
0.1
E
11
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
S
14
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
SSE
15
Energy kJ
459
2
17
120
68
92
90
90
96
69
69
69
93
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
71
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
1.2
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.7
SSE
7
0.6
E
7
Energy kJ
5
19
24
83
141
297
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
4
4
2
3
Distance (km)
0
249
249
209
209
10
0
0
0
4
5
3
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
6
40
10
106
141
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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