Surf Forecasts:
Noncom (Cape Recife) surf forecast from 20 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 21 Jun, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 24 Jun, 8PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with 1,750 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 20 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE 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 Saturday (Jun 20) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 7s. 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 1.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 24) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 20) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sat 20th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sun 21st Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Wed 24th Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Noncom (Cape Recife) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1004 | 304 | 180 | 135 | 169 | 394 | 585 | 631 | 580 | 310 | 426 | 557 | 373 | 863 | 657 | 1537 | 1038 | 630 | 545 | 307 | 254 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:23AM1.53m | 8:03PM1.64m | 8:19AM1.42m | 9:02PM1.57m | 9:23AM1.33m | 10:06PM1.52m | 10:35AM1.28m | 11:13PM1.50m | 11:47AM1.29m | 00:15AM1.51m | 12:50PM1.33m | 1:08AM1.54m | 1:43PM1.40m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.57m | 1:25PM0.50m | 2:15AM0.66m | 2:17PM0.60m | 3:23AM0.73m | 3:18PM0.68m | 4:41AM0.75m | 4:30PM0.73m | 5:55AM0.74m | 5:43PM0.74m | 6:55AM0.69m | 6:46PM0.72m | 7:41AM0.63m | 7:37PM0.68m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
 | 5:15 | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1004 | 304 | 147 | 80 | 63 | 394 | 585 | 631 | 580 | 230 | 426 | 557 | 373 | 863 | 620 | 1537 | 1038 | 630 | 356 | 307 | 219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | S 16 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 157 | 180 | 86 | 59 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 310 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 657 | 20 | 43 | 64 | 295 | 154 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 6 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 7 | E 12 | E 11 | S 18 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 49 | 36 | 135 | 169 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 23 | — | 30 | 28 | — | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 100 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | E 6 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | — | — | E 3 | E 5 | E 6 | E 8 | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | 29 | — | 60 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 6 | 30 | 75 | 545 | — | 254 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 6 | 211 | 267 | 361 | 209 | 10 | 10 |
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