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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.0°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: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (15 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (15 Sep)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

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Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
3
3
3
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
3
2
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
2
SSW
2.3
SSW
3
SSW
5.5
SW
5.5
SSW
5.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
4.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313121213141515141413131212131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)785874986117915262796162071228012058865666754755391090932979334630493194290425932148202817901597
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
W
15
WNW
20
W
55
W
60
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
25
WNW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:35AM
1.25
10:36PM
1.30
11:56AM
1.30
12:34AM
1.36
1:15PM
1.46
1:36AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:38PM
0.89
5:42AM
0.83
6:38PM
0.82
7:10AM
0.71
7:41PM
0.66
7:54AM
0.57
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:13-------6:13
Sunset--6:07-------6:08-------6:08-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------11---------------
Temp. °C181717171618181515151515141413131515151515141313
Feels °C (?)141112141314832345566798910101099
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape (S)

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-onshore wind has turned cross-shore at Noncom (Cape Recife) (fresh winds from the SW at Port Elizabeth Airport 10 km from Noncom (Cape Recife)). 1.8m 12s groundswell from the SSW with a 1.3m 10s swell from the E. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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Actual: 56 min ago

37 km/h
SW
Cross-Shore
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