Noncom (Cape Recife) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.03° S 25.68° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Noncom (Cape Recife) sea temperature is

16.5°C

Noncom (Cape Recife) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Noncom (Cape Recife) today (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) at 7AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	16s
Evening (24 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.
	Thursday 24								Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	3	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 16	S 16	S 15	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	63	55	70	195	509	773	834	861	735	623	613	522	420	393	387	322	333	392	461	752	763	874	862	886
Wind (km/h)	SW	SE	E	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	SW	SW	WNW	WSW	WSW	S	NE	NE	ESE	ESE	SSE	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross
High Tide		2:19AM1.61m				2:35PM1.78m				2:47AM1.73m				3:02PM1.90m				3:16AM1.83m				3:30PM1.98m
Low Tide				8:23AM0.43m				8:46PM0.39m				8:50AM0.32m				9:13PM0.28m				9:18AM0.24m				9:41PM0.20m


	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	1	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	19	20	19	18	17	18	18	19	21	19	17	20	19	20	18	18	18	18	18	19	18
Feels °C	19	19	18	18	19	16	15	13	16	17	19	23	17	12	21	17	21	19	18	19	18	18	20	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 15	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	63	44	43	126	123	773	834	861	735	623	613	522	420	393	387	322	333	392	461	752	763	874	862	886
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	S 16	S 16	S 7	S 7	ESE 9	SSE 7	S 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	33	55	43	195	509	124	103	46	29	28	117	127	113	91	98	62	64	55	42	42	31	31	27	27
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 8	E 8	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	ESE 9	SSE 7	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 12	S 12	ESE 7	S 9	SSE 9	E 11
kJ	30	45	23	33	38	15	—	—	—	31	18	26	11	11	5	45	81	127	28	27	31	45	28	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SE 4	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 5	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 6	—	SW 3	SW 4	SW 5	W 4	—	WSW 4	—	—	—	SSE 3	SW 3
kJ	7	5	70	67	151	212	100	286	263	141	200	71	—	3	13	7	10	—	3	—	—	—	3	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Kellys Beach Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	4	4	2	3
Distance (km)	4	106	40	186	291	582	209	209	40	17	10	3	6	68	0	4	3	4	0	0	209	40	6	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Hullets Reef	Kleinemonde	Van Stadens Mouth	Hamburg (Port Alfred)					Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Tubes	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Van Stadens Mouth		Van Stadens Mouth	Mtati	Riet River
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1					4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Paranoia Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	5	4	9	7	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	8

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