Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 9AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, near gales from the SE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2250 | 1834 | 1891 | 1765 | 1711 | 1631 | 1435 | 1280 | 1177 | 1158 | 993 | 927 | 521 | 422 | 742 | 2119 | 2350 | 2458 | 2557 | 2436 | 2471 | 1831 | 1590 | 1186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:06AM1.03m | 12:59PM1.06m | 1:02AM1.13m | 1:37PM1.18m | 1:41AM1.24m | 2:08PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46AM0.52m | 7:07PM0.56m | 7:27AM0.41m | 7:45PM0.45m | 7:59AM0.31m | 8:17PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 2250 | 1834 | 1891 | 1765 | 1711 | 1631 | 1435 | 1280 | 1177 | 1158 | 993 | 927 | 521 | 422 | 404 | 2119 | 2350 | 2458 | 2557 | 2436 | 2471 | 1831 | 1590 | 1186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 154 | 130 | 57 | 47 | — | — | 218 | — | — | — | 36 | 121 | 352 | 354 | 742 | 191 | 154 | 86 | — | 103 | — | 191 | 191 | 303 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 16 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 182 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 239 | 310 | 297 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 60 | 99 | 141 | 172 | 209 | 360 | 680 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 409 | 409 | 37 | 22 |
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