
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noncom (Cape Recife) today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) at 5AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Noncom (Cape Recife). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
595 | 721 | 802 | 902 | 1507 | 1976 | 1873 | 1504 | 1283 | 1083 | 850 | 710 | 536 | 451 | 444 | 382 | 281 | 341 | 336 | 390 | 488 | 969 | 1099 | 1159 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:35AM1.62m | 5:43PM1.63m | 6:07AM1.51m | 6:11PM1.49m | 6:47AM1.39m | 6:46PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23PM0.44m | 11:29AM0.54m | 11:51PM0.55m | 12:00PM0.68m | 00:23AM0.67m | 12:38PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
595 | 721 | 802 | 902 | 1507 | 1976 | 1873 | 1504 | 1283 | 1083 | 850 | 710 | 536 | 451 | 444 | 382 | 281 | 341 | 336 | 390 | 488 | 969 | 1099 | 1159 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
76 | 82 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 36 | 53 | 53 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
19 | 18 | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 4 | — | 9 | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 235 | 267 | 267 | 241 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 78 | 69 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
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