Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 7AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1581 | 1534 | 1398 | 1667 | 1966 | 2671 | 3313 | 3785 | 3703 | 3264 | 2955 | 2709 | 2528 | 2354 | 2279 | 2116 | 1624 | 1332 | 2001 | 1033 | 1834 | 2596 | 2436 | 2269 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:21AM1.43m | 5:39PM1.55m | 5:56AM1.33m | 6:12PM1.43m | 6:31AM1.21m | 6:47PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22PM0.10m | 11:24AM0.14m | 11:56PM0.19m | 11:56AM0.25m | 00:31AM0.30m | 12:29PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1581 | 1534 | 1398 | 1667 | 1966 | 2671 | 3313 | 3785 | 3703 | 3264 | 2955 | 2709 | 2528 | 2354 | 2279 | 2116 | 1624 | 1332 | 2001 | 1033 | 1834 | 2596 | 2436 | 2269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 211 | 10 | 8 | 363 | 628 | 2 | 888 | 528 | 75 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 29 | 22 |
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