Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noncom (Cape Recife) today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) at 6AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Noncom (Cape Recife). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1514 | 1173 | 898 | 883 | 964 | 846 | 750 | 646 | 553 | 469 | 417 | 371 | 348 | 292 | 295 | 358 | 377 | 324 | 313 | 274 | 282 | 287 | 287 | 282 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:15AM1.70m | 3:35PM1.82m | 3:44AM1.78m | 4:03PM1.90m | 4:12AM1.83m | 4:30PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.32m | 9:41PM0.35m | 9:49AM0.24m | 10:08PM0.28m | 10:16AM0.20m | 10:37PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
1514 | 1173 | 898 | 442 | 428 | 846 | 750 | 588 | 492 | 464 | 417 | 371 | 320 | 273 | 284 | 358 | 377 | 324 | 262 | 274 | 282 | 287 | 287 | 282 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
— | 190 | 321 | 883 | 964 | — | — | 646 | 553 | 469 | 393 | 367 | 348 | 292 | 295 | 249 | 257 | 262 | 313 | 213 | 167 | 164 | 126 | 93 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
— | — | — | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 73 | 112 | 73 | 215 | 165 | 21 | 18 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 60 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | SW 12 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 |
511 | 639 | 588 | 603 | — | 537 | 623 | 1055 | 1038 | 980 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 92 | 39 | 43 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 209 | 40 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 40 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 6 | 68 | 68 |
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