Surf forecast · South Africa · Eastern Cape
Surf forecast Nahoon Reef (East London) today
Waves, swell and wind at Nahoon Reef (East London) (Eastern Cape, South Africa) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Good light wind.
Nahoon Reef (East London) surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 18:00–19:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.5 m · 9 s ↑S | 1.5 m · 7 s ↑S | 9–16 km/h ↑W offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.5 m · 9 s ↑S | 1.5 m · 7 s ↑S | 11–27 km/h ↑SW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.5 m · 9 s ↑S | 1.5 m · 7 s ↑S | 11–31 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.5 m · 9 s ↑S | 1.5 m · 7 s ↑S | 9–24 km/h ↑SE onshore |
| 18:00 | 1.4 m · 9 s ↑S | 1.4 m · 7 s ↑S | 6–17 km/h ↑ESE light wind |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 05:00–08:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑S | 1.2 m · 8 s ↑S | 17–31 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.4 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑S | 21–44 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.5 m · 7 s ↑SE | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑S | 24–53 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.6 m · 6 s ↑SE | 0.9 m · 8 s ↑S | 26–56 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.6 m · 6 s ↑ESE | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑S | 22–45 km/h ↑E onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 18:00–19:00: fun, onshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.9 m · 6 s ↑ESE | 1.2 m · 5 s ↑E | 19–36 km/h ↑E onshore |
| 09:00 | 2.3 m · 6 s ↑SE | 1.0 m · 6 s ↑E | 22–42 km/h ↑E onshore |
| 12:00 | 2.3 m · 7 s ↑SE | 2.1 m · 6 s ↑SE | 21–62 km/h ↑ESE onshore |
| 15:00 | 2.1 m · 7 s ↑SE | 2.1 m · 6 s ↑SE | 15–32 km/h ↑E onshore |
| 18:00 | 1.9 m · 8 s ↑SE | 1.9 m · 6 s ↑SE | 9–28 km/h ↑E onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 21:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Nahoon Reef (East London)
Open the waves map centred on Nahoon Reef (East London)
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Nahoon Reef (East London) today?
- Good: waves 1.7 m at 9 s from S, swell 1.7 m · 8 s S (Sat 21:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Nahoon Reef (East London)?
- Wind 7 km/h from W: light wind for a beach facing SE.
- When is the best time to surf Nahoon Reef (East London) today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Nahoon Reef (East London)?
- 20.9 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Jeffreys Bay (Supertubes) 303 km · Seal Point (Cape St Francis) 319 km · North Beach (Durban) 457 km · Ballito 495 km · Victoria Bay 514 km · Muizenberg 888 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Nahoon Reef (East London), and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.