Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 10PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2682 | 2207 | 999 | 1155 | 1594 | 1569 | 1404 | 1381 | 1347 | 1180 | 1092 | 929 | 836 | 851 | 770 | 770 | 713 | 1021 | 1037 | 946 | 917 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:59PM1.27m | 6:22AM1.13m | 6:35PM1.13m | 7:07AM1.01m | 7:27PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47AM0.38m | 00:14AM0.41m | 12:19PM0.50m | 00:52AM0.53m | 1:01PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2682 | 2207 | 987 | 1155 | 1594 | 1569 | 1404 | 1381 | 1347 | 1180 | 1092 | 929 | 836 | 851 | 770 | 770 | 713 | 1021 | 1037 | 946 | 917 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 825 | 790 | 999 | 764 | 402 | 365 | 247 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 231 | 15 | 31 | 49 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 378 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 103 | 322 | 473 | 458 | 481 | 447 | 352 | 312 | 311 | 376 | 368 | 352 | 305 | 297 | 278 | 352 | 398 | 411 | 480 | 483 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 387 | 409 | 105 | 198 | 201 | 47 | 47 | 201 | 409 | 873 | 105 | 37 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 160 | 37 | 22 |
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