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Noordhoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 15 Mar 2026 SAST
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Noordhoek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Noordhoek sea temperature is
18.5° C
 (Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 6PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (15 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (15 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)11111413131312121212121212121211111111111111117
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)233191173277491560598626722605527483483483475475466458543485543450403408
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SE
45
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
20
ESE
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27PM
1.24
1:51AM
1.36
2:01PM
1.36
2:20AM
1.50
2:34PM
1.46
2:50AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:41PM
0.30
8:03AM
0.29
8:10PM
0.19
8:33AM
0.16
8:40PM
0.10
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-------6:46-------6:46-------6:47
Sunset--7:05-------7:04-------7:01-----
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222423202122212021212120191919202022222020202019
Feels °C (?)212322192121201819181715131416181721211819201916
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