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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 23 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
18.8° C
(Which is 2.3°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 10PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)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 22°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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)
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
4
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SW
12
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
156
151
149
257
120
297
236
183
183
138
106
138
348
515
621
742
1214
1167
1061
802
536
458
382
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:52PM1.51m
10:25AM1.32m
11:08PM1.53m
11:42AM1.34m
00:11AM1.59m
12:41PM1.40m
Low Tide
3:05PM0.71m
4:32AM0.78m
4:33PM0.74m
5:54AM0.72m
5:48PM0.71m
6:51AM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:17
5:17
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
18
19
19
18
18
17
18
20
21
22
22
20
18
17
18
18
16
17
16
16
15
15
17
18
17
18
19
18
18
16
17
18
19
21
20
17
14
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SW
12
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SW
13
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
175
156
151
149
257
114
297
236
183
183
138
64
138
348
515
621
742
1214
1167
1061
802
536
458
382
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
Energy kJ
34
21
18
19
56
120
77
70
68
66
66
106
59
55
54
54
37
48
44
50
56
33
23
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.5
S
18
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
58
57
57
36
36
55
35
33
32
31
85
84
84
17
17
17
165
37
36
35
22
21
21
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
6
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.2
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
74
1
2
1
2
1
5
14
31
9
11
44
69
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
141
220
40
0
0
0
0
0
17
17
10
0
4
4
5
68
68
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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