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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 16 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Noncom (Cape Recife) today?

The current surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) at 8PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)16ft (5.0m)15s
Afternoon (16 Sep)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
!
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
4.5
SW
5
SW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
Period(s) (?)151414131312121213131313131312121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1049983356580487938495644699528253662377432422906264022171670148515651565119011601012143912561103
Wind
(km/h)
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:56AM
1.30
12:34AM
1.36
1:15PM
1.46
1:36AM
1.49
2:00PM
1.62
2:17AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
0.82
7:10AM
0.71
7:41PM
0.66
7:54AM
0.57
8:21PM
0.51
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:13-------6:11
Sunset--6:08-------6:08-------6:09-----
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1--1-------------------
Temp. °C161615151514141416151515151413131516161616141414
Feels °C (?)554566679781011109101010101214121313
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1 h 58 min ago

37 km/h
W
Cross-Off
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