Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.11° S 18.35° E

Noordhoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Noordhoek sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.9° 

Noordhoek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 3PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (29 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (29 Sep)8ft (2.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
499
598
567
482
746
875
530
433
422
447
440
398
392
386
342
331
273
227
216
209
205
167
161
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
NE
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NW
15
NW
10
N
15
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:38PM1.61m
5:03AM1.44m
5:17PM1.51m
5:45AM1.33m
6:02PM1.37m
Low Tide
10:26AM0.10m
10:55PM0.06m
11:03AM0.18m
11:35PM0.17m
11:46AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
17
22
23
22
21
21
22
23
26
29
28
28
28
20
15
15
18
16
15
16
15
Feels °C
8
8
14
18
17
17
16
17
17
18
23
25
25
24
25
15
10
10
13
11
13
15
13
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