Noncom (Cape Recife) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.03° S 25.68° E

Issued: 7 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Noncom (Cape Recife) sea temperature is

14.6°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 (04 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) at 2PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	8s
Evening (04 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).
	Sunday 4							Monday 5								Tuesday 6
	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	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	1	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	SW 14	E 9	SW 7	SW 10	SW 11	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	286	384	462	570	661	570	570	533	541	452	415	331	349	405	691	463	476	924	397	740	1476	1867	1693
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	E	ENE	NNE	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide			9:57AM1.31m				10:51PM1.30m					11:55AM1.41m				00:29AM1.41m				1:00PM1.59m
Low Tide	2:54AM0.82m				4:33PM0.89m					5:35AM0.80m				6:36PM0.75m				6:51AM0.66m				7:30PM0.57m


	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	1	1	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	18	19	18	18	17	16	18	22	25	21	23	24	22	18	17	17	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	13	14	13	13	14	13	14	14	14	17	21	23	18	20	22	21	13	8	9	7	6	9	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 13	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 12
kJ	104	101	84	82	96	127	164	316	449	361	284	273	326	405	476	463	476	441	397	307	225	183	1693
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 10	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 19	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	—	—	—	—	SSW 17	E 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	191	389	452	415	331	15	261	186	202	253	—	—	—	—	368	143
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	SW 19	SW 18	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	87	117	50	53	—	14	13	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	146
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	E 8	—	E 8	N 3	WSW 3	SW 14	SW 6	SW 7	SW 10	SW 11	—
kJ	286	384	462	570	661	570	570	533	541	432	—	—	349	—	691	4	2	924	252	740	1476	1867	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Heads Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Kellys Beach Eastern Cape (S)	Kidds Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Long Beach Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	3	1	1	3	5	4	5	3
Distance (km)	241	249	582	267	267	241	209	40	10	10	0	10	249	40	10	0	106	212	361	677	212	212	6
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)								Van Stadens Mouth	Claptons Coils	Seal Point	J-Bay	J-Bay		J-Bay	Van Stadens Mouth	Super Tubes	Hamburg (Port Alfred)						Hullets Reef
Rating (10 max)								4	4	4	4	4		4	4	3	2						5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Long Beach Cape Town	Santos Reef Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	7	7	7	6	4	4	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	4	9	4	4	9	9	9

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