Noordhoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 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
17.0° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 8PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Afternoon (12 Dec)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (12 Dec)13ft (4.0m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)171616161514141413131313131212121212111111111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)145317371983750675277522731462175226458639973627335027352281202717751557147315081570169517872089
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:21AM
1.21
10:05PM
1.01
10:28AM
1.20
11:18PM
1.03
11:27AM
1.20
12:15AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
0.50
4:00AM
0.55
5:14PM
0.47
5:12AM
0.56
6:09PM
0.43
6:11AM
0.53
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Sunrise-------5:28-------5:28-------5:28
Sunset--7:51-------7:52-------7:52-----
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
151-1-11----------------
Temp. °C181819171717161717171717171716161718181918181818
Feels °C (?)121414111111111313131313141514141415151717171717
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