Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noncom (Cape Recife) today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) at 3PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Noncom (Cape Recife). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
324 | 265 | 279 | 229 | 242 | 206 | 210 | 163 | 170 | 202 | 354 | 342 | 272 | 199 | 176 | 378 | 330 | 172 | 147 | 167 | 161 | 134 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:12AM1.83m | 4:30PM1.94m | 4:42AM1.85m | 4:59PM1.95m | 5:12AM1.82m | 5:31PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM0.20m | 10:37PM0.24m | 10:44AM0.19m | 11:06PM0.24m | 11:13AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
324 | 257 | 279 | 229 | 242 | 206 | 210 | 163 | 157 | 157 | 116 | 342 | 272 | 199 | 176 | 378 | 330 | 172 | 147 | 167 | 161 | 134 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | E 10 |
264 | 265 | 213 | 167 | 128 | 126 | 68 | 66 | 38 | 100 | 73 | 76 | 47 | 98 | 64 | 47 | 72 | 39 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 35 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | E 10 | S 7 |
47 | 49 | 50 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 49 | 54 | 37 | 20 | 75 | 58 | 45 | 45 | 70 | 61 | 76 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 71 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 |
2 | 7 | 17 | 118 | 53 | 53 | 73 | 153 | 170 | 202 | 354 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 209 | 4 | 68 | 209 | 68 | 68 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 141 | 10 | 0 |
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