Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 6AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2418 | 4058 | 4464 | 3903 | 3165 | 2536 | 2185 | 1835 | 1713 | 1291 | 1054 | 947 | 527 | 458 | 535 | 468 | 392 | 333 | 669 | 560 | 469 | 752 | 1017 | 1087 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04AM0.99m | 8:30PM1.04m | 9:46AM0.92m | 10:24PM0.98m | 11:55AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54AM0.54m | 1:55PM0.63m | 3:17AM0.62m | 3:49PM0.70m | 5:32AM0.61m | 6:07PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2418 | 4058 | 4464 | 3903 | 3165 | 2536 | 2185 | 1835 | 1713 | 1291 | 1054 | 947 | 527 | 458 | 427 | 468 | 392 | 333 | 669 | 560 | 469 | 752 | 1017 | 1087 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 495 | 372 | 310 | 352 | 366 | 291 | 286 | 218 | 176 | 194 | 27 | 100 | 339 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 4 | — | W 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | 163 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 10 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 36 | 65 | 77 | 55 | 67 | 535 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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