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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 01 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 2.8°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 2PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (01 May)7ft (2.1m)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 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
15
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2856
2383
2137
1755
1535
1490
1511
1550
1523
1474
836
864
718
561
383
357
418
344
284
282
231
177
212
276
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
0
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
SW
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
10
N
15
N
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:17AM1.91m
3:36PM1.76m
3:45AM1.90m
4:05PM1.76m
4:13AM1.86m
4:33PM1.73m
Low Tide
9:30AM0.34m
9:31PM0.38m
9:56AM0.33m
9:58PM0.40m
10:22AM0.35m
10:27PM0.44m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:52
6:52
6:54
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:32
Temp °C
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
16
19
21
21
20
20
19
18
17
20
24
23
21
22
23
12
12
13
14
15
17
16
14
13
13
18
18
18
19
20
19
17
15
17
20
21
18
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSW
14
Energy kJ
2856
2383
2137
1755
1535
1490
1511
1550
1523
1474
836
864
718
561
383
357
418
344
284
282
231
177
130
276
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
1.4
S
12
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
E
5
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
95
38
24
18
17
7
7
7
7
7
594
334
236
344
367
278
233
169
134
104
68
75
22
96
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
E
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
10
0.7
S
12
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
S
15
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.5
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
E
5
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
17
7
136
116
72
38
2
2
12
30
26
25
112
212
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.8
E
4
Energy kJ
2
6
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
6
5
4
6
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
40
17
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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