Noncom (Cape Recife) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.03° S 25.68° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Noncom (Cape Recife) sea temperature is

17.7° C

Noncom (Cape Recife) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Noncom (Cape Recife) today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) at 7AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	15s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Evening (28 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).
	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	4	4	4	3	2	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	3955	3794	3390	1415	1237	1220	1187	1047	1032	862	735	640	668	633	701	681	681	681	681	580	572	482	482	475
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	E	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		3:01AM1.60m				3:31PM1.64m				3:34AM1.67m				4:01PM1.72m				4:05AM1.72m				4:30PM1.78m
Low Tide				9:15AM0.43m				9:31PM0.52m				9:45AM0.35m				10:01PM0.45m				10:13AM0.29m				10:32PM0.40m


	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—
mm	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	14	14	14	15	15	16	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17
Feels °C	10	9	11	10	10	9	8	10	9	9	8	10	11	12	13	13	14	14	13	14	12	11	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	ESE 9
kJ	3955	3794	3390	1415	1237	1220	1187	1047	1032	862	735	640	668	633	286	310	327	361	378	388	572	482	482	391
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ENE 9	—	—	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 7	S 11	SE 7	—	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 9	—	—	SSW 13
kJ	7	26	—	—	3	3	3	143	3	217	—	—	—	536	701	681	681	681	681	580	430	—	—	475
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	96	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	—
kJ	—	—	—	423	398	371	301	284	271	362	468	531	498	456	365	395	416	506	—	—	—	383	374	—
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4
Distance (km)	252	252	249	267	267	267	267	267	249	241	241	267	267	267	267	40	0	0	0	0	267	267	235	40
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Rating (10 max)																4	4	4	4	4				4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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