Surf Forecasts:
Noncom (Cape Recife) surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 5 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period, SSW swell with 2,319 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Noncom (Cape Recife) this week:
The surf forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Noncom (Cape Recife) in the next 16 days are 2.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 655 | 480 | 425 | 278 | 200 | 236 | 161 | 412 | 417 | 410 | 545 | 1847 | 2293 | 2319 | 2049 | 1893 | 1932 | 1879 | 1544 | 925 | 699 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:35AM1.56m | 7:10PM1.66m | 7:18AM1.49m | 7:55PM1.62m | 8:09AM1.42m | 8:50PM1.58m | 9:14AM1.35m | 9:58PM1.55m | 10:36AM1.33m | 11:15PM1.55m | 12:01PM1.37m | 00:30AM1.60m | 1:14PM1.46m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.54m | 12:40PM0.43m | 1:14AM0.58m | 1:20PM0.49m | 2:04AM0.63m | 2:09PM0.57m | 3:07AM0.67m | 3:10PM0.64m | 4:27AM0.69m | 4:31PM0.68m | 5:53AM0.64m | 5:59PM0.66m | 7:06AM0.55m | 7:16PM0.58m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
 | 5:19 | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 655 | 480 | 425 | 278 | 200 | 236 | 99 | 412 | 417 | 410 | 545 | 156 | 2293 | 2319 | 2049 | 1893 | 1932 | 1879 | 1544 | 925 | 699 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SE 13 | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 87 | 59 | 41 | 69 | 181 | 138 | 106 | 67 | 47 | 35 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 9 | S 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 19 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 84 | 73 | 80 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 161 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 73 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | W 3 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 84 | 1847 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 189 | 209 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 212 | 69 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 125 | 241 | 267 | 267 |
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