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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 30 Jan 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
22.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Noncom (Cape Recife) today?

The current surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) at 1AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (31 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (31 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)121312121212111111111110181715151615141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)371361344328269256197190151149117106176516776106512911037845956834595577491
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
25
E
15
E
5
NNE
5
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:08PM
1.73
2:43AM
1.73
2:57PM
1.83
3:26AM
1.87
3:39PM
1.90
4:04AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34PM
0.51
8:52AM
0.53
9:15PM
0.39
9:35AM
0.43
9:51PM
0.31
10:12AM
0.36
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-----5:35-------5:37-------5:37--
Sunset7:23-------7:22-------7:22-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C232323232322232424232322222223232423222223232424
Feels °C (?)212324262622232425232323232323212222222325252524
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