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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 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
19.0° 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 6AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am 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 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, near gales from the NW by Sun morning).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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)
0
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0
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4
4
4
3
1
1
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSE
12
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
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SW
9
2.3
SW
12
2.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7037
6458
6202
6700
6011
5872
5173
4647
3775
3194
2664
2208
1805
1483
1134
894
726
595
425
283
234
208
1539
1715
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
NW
10
N
10
ENE
20
ESE
25
ENE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NW
55
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
45
NW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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
00:50AM0.80m
1:13PM0.71m
1:57AM0.89m
2:22PM0.79m
3:47AM0.91m
4:01PM0.80m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
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6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:30
5:29
5:28
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
16
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
15
14
9
10
9
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
10
14
17
15
14
14
14
13
12
8
11
10
7
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSE
12
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
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SW
9
2.3
SW
12
2.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
7037
6458
6202
6700
6011
5872
5173
4647
3775
3194
2664
2208
1805
1483
1134
894
726
595
425
283
234
208
1539
1715
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.7
E
10
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
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
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
233
80
46
67
98
58
173
171
201
199
220
272
272
268
214
186
180
168
158
118
48
145
102
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
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
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
142
160
32
79
82
73
130
51
33
17
15
16
7
15
7
7
6
11
8
19
118
35
24
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NNW
3
1.1
NW
4
1.1
W
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
1
WNW
4
Energy kJ
926
670
21
18
26
24
10
4
39
42
23
11
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
5
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
68
14
68
212
212
68
14
7
6
6
0
0
10
220
141
10
10
10
141
239
398
425
69
209
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
5
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