Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noncom (Cape Recife) today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) at 4PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Noncom (Cape Recife). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2574 | 2278 | 3393 | 2237 | 1794 | 1347 | 1180 | 1302 | 1121 | 1270 | 1448 | 1418 | 1365 | 1470 | 2783 | 1929 | 1915 | 1649 | 1437 | 1072 | 833 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:48PM1.52m | 1:06AM1.45m | 1:23PM1.67m | 1:41AM1.59m | 1:55PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.69m | 7:09AM0.62m | 7:43PM0.54m | 7:42AM0.49m | 8:12PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 885 | 70 | 55 | 32 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 1587 | 1929 | 1915 | 1649 | 1437 | 1072 | 833 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 81 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 2574 | 2278 | 3393 | 2237 | 1794 | 1347 | 1180 | 1302 | 1121 | 1270 | 1448 | 1418 | 1365 | 1470 | 2783 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 664 | 212 | 212 | 125 | 68 | 68 | 212 | 656 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 69 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 586 | 580 | 209 | 209 |
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