Noordhoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 12AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)16ft (5.0m)10s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.4
WSW
3
SW
4.5
W
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313999101010101112121414141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)167126842721900656884151637044213475653145417519683668063740364405837516144453876360638974706
Wind
(km/h)
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
55
NW
55
WNW
55
W
55
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
30
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
1.57
4:07AM
1.69
4:36PM
1.52
4:50AM
1.59
5:20PM
1.44
5:36AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:57PM
0.05
10:27AM
-0.03
10:38PM
0.11
11:09AM
0.06
11:24PM
0.21
11:56AM
0.20
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----7:11-------7:11-------7:13--
Sunset6:20-------6:19-------6:17-------
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
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rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
11232323111111-111-1--11
Temp. °C161616161517171615151414151516161516171616161616
Feels °C (?)8910118976343468109910111111121113
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