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Nahoon Reef is a surf beach in Cape St Francis / East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Cape St Francis / East London · Eastern Cape · South Africa

Nahoon Reef

Today · beginner: ideal · 0.9 m chest high · light wind

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0.9 m now · to be confirmed

Now at the beach

Forecast for now

SURFBOOKING FORECAST 0.9m now at the spot RefiningRead at 23:20 (South Africa)

Small surf · favourable conditions for beginners · still refining

Soft 0.9 m waves with light wind. If it's your first time (or your first times), the sea works, and this day's reading is still firming up. The forecast may change: confirm two hours before.

★ The same beach is gold for one level and flat for another — we tell you which one is yours.

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Forecast · next 7 days

Now 0.9 m. Best day: SUN 8, 1.2 m.

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Suggestion by level

Wave 0.9m at the spot · swell SSW 1.0m out at sea · 8sWind ENE · 7 km/h

Best surf: done for today · tomorrow 07–09h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall3.6 · 07h

Rock or reef bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.9

716

0.9

816

0.9

1228

0.9

1329

0.9

1636

0.9

1336

0.9

1329

0.9

1533

0.9

1133

0.9

1128

0.9

925

0.9

719

0.9

414

0.9

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Today's hourly

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Today's hourly

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Suggestion by level

Wave 0.8m at the spot · swell SSW 1.0m out at sea · 8sWind NNW · 2 km/h

Best surf 07–09h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall3.7 · 07h

Rock or reef bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.8

210

0.8

721

0.9

1229

0.9

1535

0.9

1637

0.9

1737

0.9

1942

0.9

2247

0.9

2450

0.9

2350

0.9

2149

0.9

2041

0.9

1938

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Tuesday 3 November tomorrow

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Tuesday 3 November tomorrow

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Suggestion by level

Wave 0.9m at the spot · swell SSW 1.1m out at sea · 9sWind SE · 14 km/h

Best surf 13–15h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall3.3 · 14h

Rock or reef bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.9

1635

0.9

1535

0.9

1234

0.9

929

0.9

1230

0.9

1434

0.9

1333

0.9

1434

0.9

1233

0.9

1331

0.8

1431

0.8

1331

0.8

1126

0.8

1323

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Wednesday 4 November in 2 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Wednesday 4 November in 2 days

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Suggestion by level

Wave 0.9m at the spot · wind sea E 1.0m out at sea · 4sWind ENE · 4 km/h

Best surf 14–16h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall2.7 · 15h

Rock or reef bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.8

1633

0.8

2143

0.9

2450

0.9

2756

1.0

2656

1.1

2555

1.0

2053

0.9

1242

0.9

427

1.0

3054

0.9

3571

1.0

3270

1.0

3466

0.9

3364

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Thursday 5 November in 3 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Thursday 5 November in 3 days

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Suggestion by level

Wave 1.0m at the spot · swell SSW 1.2m out at sea · 7sWind WSW · 14 km/h

Best surf 08–10h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall3.1 · 08h

Rock or reef bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.9

1331

1.0

1433

1.0

1435

1.0

1537

1.0

1741

1.0

2046

1.0

2353

1.1

2457

1.1

2458

1.1

2256

1.1

2054

1.1

1751

1.0

1447

1.0

1242

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Friday 6 November in 4 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Friday 6 November in 4 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Suggestion by level

Wave 0.9m at the spot · swell SSW 1.1m out at sea · 7sWind WSW · 17 km/h

Best surf 07–09h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall2.0 · 07h

Rock or reef bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

0.9

1735

0.9

1737

0.9

1840

0.9

1944

0.9

2249

0.9

2554

0.9

2859

1.0

2963

1.0

2966

1.0

2668

1.0

2468

1.0

2364

1.0

2157

0.9

1951

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Saturday 7 November in 5 days

Waves (m) Wind (km/h) Gusts Tide (low → high)

Saturday 7 November in 5 days

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Suggestion by level

Wave 1.2m at the spot · swell SSW 1.5m out at sea · 9sWind SE · 15 km/h

Best surf 13–15h

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Overall = wave quality · By level = whether it suits you

overall4.5 · 13h

Rock or reef bottom. The tide does not enter this beach's score.

Sea qualityGoodEpic

1.3

1835

1.3

1936

1.3

1937

1.3

1838

1.3

1739

1.3

1643

1.2

1544

1.2

1444

1.2

1343

1.1

1242

1.1

1140

1.1

1138

1.1

1136

1.1

1134

Wave height (m) · number and bar, hour by hourWind (km/h)Gusts

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Sunday 8 November in 6 days

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Sunday 8 November in 6 days

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The sea right now

Live map

This peak is sheltered from part of the swell by the coastline — SurfBooking Forecast already accounts for it, hour by hour.

Sea flow

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About the beach

Nahoon Reef

The right-hand reef of East London, with powerful waves over a rock shelf. For experienced surfers.

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Surfing Nahoon Reef

Nahoon Reef is a surf beach in Cape St Francis / East London, South Africa.

What level is Nahoon Reef for?

Nahoon Reef has no fixed level, and that is the question Surf Booking answers every day: the same sea suits a beginner and does not suit an advanced surfer, or the other way round. On this page the sea at this beach is read hour by hour and by level — beginner, intermediate and advanced — for the next 7 days, and the verdict is this beach's, not the region's.