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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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 10PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
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

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
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4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.9
WSW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SSW
13
2.1
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5872
5415
4421
3870
3228
2466
2033
1744
1543
1207
940
800
645
523
361
239
178
1027
1573
1661
1952
1771
1305
910
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
ENE
20
ESE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NW
55
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
50
NNW
60
NW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:59PM1.39m
8:06AM1.29m
9:27PM1.37m
9:52AM1.26m
10:55PM1.43m
11:24AM1.32m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.89m
2:22PM0.79m
3:47AM0.91m
4:01PM0.80m
5:30AM0.82m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
14
14
16
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
16
14
14
14
14
18
20
11
11
10
10
11
12
14
17
15
13
14
14
13
13
6
9
11
7
5
4
6
6
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SW
9
0.7
SE
10
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SSW
13
2.1
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Energy kJ
5872
5415
4421
3870
3228
2466
2033
1744
1543
1207
940
800
645
523
361
239
135
102
1573
1661
1952
1771
1305
910
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
E
8
0.9
SSE
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
42
173
171
201
229
217
217
272
214
268
183
180
168
120
118
66
178
24
67
35
73
39
39
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
13
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
E
5
0.2
E
9
0.6
E
7
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
E
8
0.3
SE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
73
130
51
33
30
15
16
15
15
7
6
11
6
33
118
50
29
42
40
6
6
6
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NE
5
1.4
NW
5
1
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
1.9
WSW
12
1
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
4
1.1
NW
4
1.2
NW
4
1.8
NW
5
Energy kJ
13
25
21
10
25
91
43
19
1027
40
58
50
39
59
186
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
5
1
5
Distance (km)
212
212
14
7
7
6
6
0
0
10
249
141
10
10
10
141
209
392
456
209
209
289
209
211
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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