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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 10 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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.6°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: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (10 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (10 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
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0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SW
9
1.7
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
5.5
SW
14
4.5
SSW
15
6.5
SW
14
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
894
738
523
361
272
234
188
805
1369
2034
1890
1430
1062
843
2253
5330
13031
9300
16684
8045
9240
3210
2947
3100
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
15
W
30
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
35
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
70
NW
60
NW
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
W
45
W
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:52AM1.26m
10:55PM1.43m
11:24AM1.32m
11:59PM1.55m
12:27PM1.43m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.91m
4:01PM0.80m
5:30AM0.82m
5:29PM0.74m
6:30AM0.68m
6:28PM0.63m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:27
5:25
1
3
4
4
5
2
4
2
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
20
17
18
16
15
14
13
14
16
19
19
18
19
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
13
13
12
10
7
14
10
5
3
5
4
6
5
7
11
12
9
11
14
10
10
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SW
9
1.7
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
894
738
523
361
272
234
188
805
1369
2034
1890
1430
1062
843
2253
5330
7394
6359
4600
3552
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.9
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.5
N
5
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
180
170
120
118
61
68
145
79
48
72
72
57
37
37
14
22
22
6
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
5
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
6
6
6
14
118
118
106
25
40
14
6
6
6
9
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
N
3
0.6
NW
3
1.1
NW
4
0.8
W
6
0.9
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
4
1
NW
4
1.1
NW
4
1.6
NW
5
1.7
NW
5
0.8
W
4
0.7
NNW
4
5.5
SW
14
4.5
SSW
15
6.5
SW
14
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
35
14
8
5
42
51
19
47
61
42
35
52
110
157
25
18
13031
9300
16684
8045
9240
3210
2947
3100
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
4
4
3
3
9
9
4
4
5
9
4
Distance (km)
141
10
10
10
0
186
213
68
69
456
638
209
209
449
383
375
413
249
249
449
472
212
69
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
9
8
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
3
4
4
5
4
3
3
9
9
4
4
9
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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