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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 09 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
18.9° 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 3PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (09 May)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, near gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
1
1
3
3
2
3
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SE
10
1.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3144
2466
2033
1744
1483
1207
940
800
645
523
361
277
200
503
1264
1547
2008
1920
1474
1022
604
937
2278
3448
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
10
NNE
10
E
20
ESE
35
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
55
NW
45
W
15
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
60
NW
60
NW
55
WNW
35
W
45
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:06AM1.29m
9:27PM1.37m
9:52AM1.26m
10:55PM1.43m
11:24AM1.32m
11:59PM1.55m
Low Tide
2:22PM0.79m
3:47AM0.91m
4:01PM0.80m
5:30AM0.82m
5:29PM0.74m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
Temp °C
14
13
15
18
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
18
18
16
15
14
14
13
15
18
19
20
19
20
10
10
13
16
14
11
13
14
13
12
6
9
15
8
5
4
6
5
6
6
7
9
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1
SE
10
1.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
3144
2466
2033
1744
1483
1207
940
800
645
523
361
277
200
503
1264
1547
2008
1920
1474
1022
604
937
2278
3448
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
1
SW
11
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
229
217
217
272
214
268
183
180
170
120
118
63
51
120
80
49
72
73
58
57
237
37
22
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
SE
12
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
30
15
16
15
6
7
6
11
13
28
118
46
37
25
39
6
6
6
7
37
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
1.1
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
5
0.5
W
4
0.9
WNW
4
1.3
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
5
1.1
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1.1
NW
4
1.1
NW
4
1.4
NW
5
1.6
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
Energy kJ
22
12
20
15
7
5
34
56
8
25
67
61
46
32
52
49
87
130
91
68
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
9
4
4
3
5
8
5
Distance (km)
6
0
0
8
249
141
10
10
10
0
186
209
0
69
425
556
209
80
239
375
361
212
68
212
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
5
5
9
8
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
3
3
4
9
5
4
3
5
8
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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