
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noncom (Cape Recife) today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) at 11PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Noncom (Cape Recife). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
554 | 806 | 914 | 833 | 706 | 996 | 1469 | 1787 | 1471 | 1151 | 958 | 822 | 797 | 871 | 839 | 838 | 1349 | 1788 | 1531 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04PM1.60m | 8:28AM1.37m | 9:12PM1.49m | 9:57AM1.28m | 10:47PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.64m | 2:23PM0.65m | 3:36AM0.73m | 3:50PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 23 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
554 | 806 | 914 | 833 | 706 | 996 | 1469 | 1787 | 1471 | 1151 | 958 | 822 | 797 | 871 | 839 | 838 | 1349 | 1788 | 1531 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 5 |
226 | 184 | 145 | 142 | 113 | 113 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 77 | 44 | 42 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | E 9 |
35 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | 42 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 |
— | — | 17 | 21 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 82 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 141 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 69 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 10 | 141 | 252 | 267 | 209 | 17 |
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