Noordhoek Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cape Town, South Africa)

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Noordhoek Surf Guide

Noordhoek in Cape Peninsula is an exposed beach break that usually has waves. Spring and Summer provide the optimum conditions. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around low tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of urchins, rocks and sharks.

Noordhoek Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	2	consistent	17.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Noordhoek:

The best conditions reported for surf at Noordhoek occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Noordhoek (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Noordhoek with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 72% of the time in February while 22% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 6% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

72%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

22%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Noordhoek Location Map

Interactive Noordhoek surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Noordhoek is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 28 km (17 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Noordhoek is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 359 km (223 miles) away.

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Noordhoek Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 9 May 2026, 16:40 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 09			Sun
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross- on	on

Tides at Noordhoek

Current tide and informaton

For Boneyards, 3 km from Noordhoek.

Next High Water: 09:10pm | 1.09m

Next Low Water: 03:34am | 0.61m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Noordhoek Sea Temperature

The Noordhoek water temperature is reasonably warm (17.5 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (14.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Noordhoek

Surf stats for Noordhoek, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Average Swell

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Wind History at Noordhoek

Wind stats for Noordhoek, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

Average Wind

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Noordhoek Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 5 votes.

Overall:2.0
Quality on a good day:3.0
Consistency of Surf:3.0
Difficulty Level:3.3
Wind and Kite Surfing:3.0
Crowds:3.0
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Ryan from South Africa

“When you're surfing Noordhoek and there is a storm out at sea, monster sets can turn up that are twice the size of the prevailing sets, so check the horizon! These sets will break further out, so if you're at the back, you're going to get dumped on by a few tonnes of angry sea!”

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