Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Loch Ness (Noordhoek) today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Loch Ness (Noordhoek) at 1PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Loch Ness (Noordhoek). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 332 | 327 | 372 | 600 | 1339 | 1909 | 2102 | 1888 | 1728 | 4215 | 4556 | 4800 | 3980 | 3305 | 2746 | 2495 | 2341 | 2489 | 2566 | 2367 | 2318 | 3395 | 3410 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:31AM1.48m | 8:04PM1.60m | 8:28AM1.37m | 9:12PM1.49m | 9:57AM1.28m | 10:47PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM0.52m | 2:17AM0.64m | 2:23PM0.65m | 3:36AM0.73m | 3:50PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |  | |  |  | | | | | |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 332 | 327 | 320 | 273 | 1339 | 1909 | 2102 | 1888 | 1728 | 2967 | 4556 | 4800 | 3980 | 3305 | 2746 | 2495 | 2341 | 2489 | 2566 | 2367 | 2318 | 3395 | 3410 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 303 | 224 | 224 | 600 | 268 | 262 | 220 | 183 | 146 | 146 | 116 | 118 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 72 | 62 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 126 | 188 | 372 | 163 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 94 | 65 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 29 | 71 | 4215 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 66 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 209 | 66 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Loch Ness (Noordhoek) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest