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Noordhoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 05 Dec 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 2AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 05). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 240 | 293 | 345 | 293 | 290 | 244 | 149 | 129 | 632 | 680 | 809 | 1182 | 1229 | 1313 | 1335 | 1313 | 1209 | 1209 | 1031 | 960 | 884 | 869 | 944 | 1025 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:20PM 1.63 | 3:53AM 1.54 | 4:08PM 1.57 | 4:40AM 1.52 | 4:55PM 1.48 | 5:29AM 1.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:41PM -0.02 | 10:00AM 0.12 | 10:26PM 0.03 | 10:50AM 0.16 | 11:12PM 0.11 | 11:41AM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
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