
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noncom (Cape Recife) today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) at 12AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Noncom (Cape Recife). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
999 | 802 | 680 | 1922 | 2121 | 835 | 967 | 789 | 686 | 458 | 359 | 305 | 275 | 347 | 625 | 540 | 683 | 1924 | 392 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:18PM1.90m | 5:31AM1.80m | 5:59PM1.88m | 6:11AM1.71m | 6:40PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.32m | 11:36AM0.23m | 00:05AM0.37m | 12:13PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 |
999 | 802 | 680 | 581 | 700 | 835 | 967 | 789 | 686 | 458 | 359 | 305 | 275 | 347 | 456 | 540 | 344 | 831 | 392 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | S 11 |
146 | 144 | 141 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 129 | 193 | 98 | 61 | 48 | 48 | 236 | 289 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | — | E 10 | E 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 33 | 60 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 49 | 10 | — | 48 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 10 | — |
— | — | — | 1922 | 2121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 625 | 203 | 683 | 1924 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 4 | 4 |
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