Noordhoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 01 May 2026 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 7AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (01 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
W
11
2.3
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.3
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2856
2417
2241
2377
2068
2061
2346
2547
2334
2333
1948
1896
1489
1432
1178
1122
919
745
740
763
1261
2197
2436
2253
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
NNW
35
N
40
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
40
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:47AM1.51m
3:12PM1.42m
3:17AM1.49m
3:42PM1.41m
3:47AM1.45m
4:12PM1.38m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.11m
9:13PM0.22m
9:35AM0.12m
9:43PM0.24m
10:04AM0.16m
10:13PM0.28m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
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7:20
7:20
7:22
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6:05
6:04
6:02
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
13
12
9
9
8
8
9
7
7
7
7
7
10
11
12
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
W
11
2.3
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
2856
2417
2241
2377
2068
2061
2346
2547
2334
2333
1948
1896
1489
1432
1178
1122
919
745
740
716
1261
2197
2436
2253
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.5
S
15
0.1
SE
10
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
Energy kJ
59
47
30
11
10
4
109
4
39
68
134
121
195
242
191
181
174
487
661
763
53
71
104
134
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
10
4
4
9
9
42
70
69
126
178
317
412
174
133
58
33
35
34
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
4
1.3
NNW
5
1.8
NW
5
2.1
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.8
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
6
2.3
NNW
6
2.3
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.6
WNW
10
0.9
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
1
NNW
4
Energy kJ
21
65
179
300
209
211
293
300
437
448
394
207
98
98
502
32
11
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
4
3
3
Distance (km)
7
29
29
276
185
185
185
216
198
198
198
276
29
9
9
11
10
10
11
10
9
10
29
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
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