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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 12 Jan 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
20.1° C
 (Which is 2.5°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 4AM is: 1.1m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Afternoon (12 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (12 Jan)5ft (1.6m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
0.9
SSW
1.1
S
1.4
SSW
1.5
S
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)82120181716161514141313131212121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)507728932130213731774129811911016756577491414314304251247199192182179154121117
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:43PM
1.29
10:35AM
1.45
11:19PM
1.26
11:57AM
1.45
12:48AM
1.32
1:05PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:28AM
0.87
5:16PM
0.92
5:07AM
0.92
6:47PM
0.86
6:43AM
0.90
7:43PM
0.77
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise---5:18-------5:18-------5:20----
Sunset------7:31-------7:30-------7:30-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222121212222232322212121222222222221212122222222
Feels °C (?)252122202019212422212221222221242423232222222124
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