Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 2AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1351 | 1938 | 2160 | 2541 | 3451 | 4366 | 3468 | 2919 | 2514 | 1247 | 1313 | 1187 | 1149 | 999 | 930 | 914 | 924 | 984 | 1065 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:45PM1.06m | 12:09PM1.22m | 00:30AM1.17m | 12:44PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.56m | 5:54AM0.49m | 6:32PM0.43m | 6:34AM0.39m | 7:06PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1351 | 1938 | 2160 | 2541 | 3451 | 4366 | 3468 | 2919 | 2514 | 1247 | 1313 | 1187 | 1149 | 999 | 930 | 914 | 924 | 984 | 1065 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | W 15 | W 15 | W 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 18 | 4 | 713 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 517 | 448 | 448 | 394 | 329 | 272 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 36 | 107 | 221 | 209 | — | — | — | — | — | 533 | 610 | 526 | 269 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 29 | 216 | 216 | 283 | 285 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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