Suicide Reef
Surf spot · South Africa
Is it worth the trip?
34Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 5 ft swell at 8 s
Mon 2 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 356kJ
- Wind
- S 21 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Tue 3 · 43 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 163kJ
- Wind
- SSW 5 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Wed 4 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft8 scrumbling
- Energy
- 264kJ
- Wind
- WNW 2 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Thu 5 · 42 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 460kJ
- Wind
- SW 5 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft8 scrumbling
- Energy
- 540kJ
- Wind
- SW 5 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Sat 7 · 36 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 132kJ
- Wind
- SSE 8 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 465kJ
- Wind
- SSE 13 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 10, too big
- Mon 213, poor
- Tue 343, poor
- Wed 449, fair
- Thu 542, poor
- Fri 60, too big
- Sat 736, poor
- Sun 80, too big
- Mon 922, poor
- Tue 1017, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 14 °C4/3 wetsuit and boots
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft10 scrumbling8 ft at break (est.) | 737kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots | 14°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 13, poor | 5 ft9 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 356kJ | wind from the south, 21 knots | 14°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 43, poor | 3 ft9 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 163kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots | 13°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 49, fair | 5 ft8 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 264kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots | 13°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 42, poor | 5 ft9 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 460kJ | wind from the south-west, 5 knots | 14°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft8 scrumbling8 ft at break (est.) | 540kJ | wind from the south-west, 5 knots | 14°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 36, poor | 4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 132kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots | 14°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft8 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 465kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots | 14°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 22, poor | 6 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 310kJ | wind from the south-west, 6 knots | 14°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 17, too small | 2 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 45kJ | wind from the south, 6 knots | 14°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 01:13 −0.5 mHigh 07:46 +0.5 mLow 14:08 −0.4 mHigh 20:28 +0.4 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 02:43 −0.4 mHigh 09:13 +0.5 mLow 15:52 −0.4 mHigh 22:04 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:20 −0.4 mHigh 10:36 +0.5 mLow 17:15 −0.5 mHigh 23:23 +0.5 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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More surf near here
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- McDougals Bay 20.7 km away
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Suicide Reef
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (251°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (71°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 25). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 12°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 16°C in February, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is Port Nolloth.
Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: 2 towns
42 min by car · 12 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Port Nolloth its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Kleinsee on Booking.com
48 min by car · 3 places to stay
Nearest beds: Port Nolloth, 24 km (about 45 min by car)
About US$60 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.