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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 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
19.4° C
(Which is 2.1°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 3PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (08 May)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
3
1
2
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.8
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6581
6202
6700
6132
5872
5173
4421
3870
3228
2621
2208
1869
1570
1134
923
713
595
425
277
212
175
944
1854
1797
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
10
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NW
50
NW
45
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
45
NW
45
WNW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:55AM1.39m
7:59PM1.39m
8:06AM1.29m
9:27PM1.37m
9:52AM1.26m
10:55PM1.43m
Low Tide
1:13PM0.71m
1:57AM0.89m
2:22PM0.79m
3:47AM0.91m
4:01PM0.80m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
3
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
15
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
17
15
14
14
10
10
11
10
11
9
10
10
10
10
12
15
15
13
14
14
13
13
9
9
7
7
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.8
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
6581
6202
6700
6132
5872
5173
4421
3870
3228
2621
2208
1869
1570
1134
923
713
595
425
277
212
175
944
1854
1797
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.7
E
10
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
E
8
0.9
SW
9
0.7
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
80
46
44
98
58
173
171
201
229
217
275
217
268
268
183
180
170
158
118
48
135
100
48
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
13
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
8
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SE
13
Energy kJ
160
32
79
82
73
130
51
33
30
16
16
15
15
7
7
6
10
14
45
118
50
24
14
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
10
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
N
4
0.4
NNW
3
1.1
NW
4
1.1
NW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
4
Energy kJ
926
18
26
22
9
3
39
46
31
54
46
54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
6
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
14
68
8
212
14
14
7
6
6
0
0
10
220
141
10
10
0
141
209
392
472
69
209
209
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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