Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.11° S 18.35° E

Noordhoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Noordhoek sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.2° 

Noordhoek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 8AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (26 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
2
3
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
18
1.8
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
328
380
454
331
319
412
412
245
225
167
163
128
128
128
177
145
134
104
129
373
931
1793
3940
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
5
E
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:53AM1.53m
3:03PM1.68m
3:31AM1.55m
3:41PM1.66m
4:10AM1.52m
4:23PM1.59m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.09m
9:22PM-0.05m
9:31AM0.08m
10:00PM-0.02m
10:12AM0.12m
10:41PM0.05m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
10
10
13
12
13
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
12
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