Noordhoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.11° S 18.35° E

Noordhoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Noordhoek sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.3° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 10PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed night).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
4
4
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4
4
3
4
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.1
SW
8
0.8
W
10
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.8
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
430
370
176
125
334
382
665
2025
2725
3054
2802
2561
2114
1908
1643
1500
1381
1427
1189
1200
1003
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:44PM1.31m
8:13AM1.07m
8:36PM1.19m
9:20AM1.00m
9:43PM1.11m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.39m
2:13AM0.43m
2:08PM0.51m
3:14AM0.51m
3:12PM0.60m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
11
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
12
12
10
11
11
11
12
10
10
10
9
10
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