Noordhoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 9PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (06 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
1.9
SE
11
2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SE
13
1.7
SSE
12
1.3
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2070
1984
1980
1770
1146
954
1121
911
1163
1201
799
1116
1060
835
1044
1410
2133
2136
1924
1622
1435
1301
1143
1111
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
0
ESE
5
NW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:56PM1.19m
6:01AM1.15m
6:44PM1.12m
6:51AM1.07m
7:49PM1.08m
Low Tide
11:38AM0.36m
11:55PM0.50m
12:18PM0.44m
00:45AM0.57m
1:10PM0.50m
1:58AM0.62m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
7:26
7:26
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6:00
6:00
5:59
5:58
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
12
11
12
11
12
12
10
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
13
13
11
12
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
13
1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
2.2
SSE
11
1.9
SE
11
2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.7
SSE
12
1.3
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
Energy kJ
412
469
357
304
282
336
1121
911
1163
1201
799
484
476
835
1044
1410
2133
2136
1924
1622
1435
1301
1143
1111
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
SSW
8
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
1.4
SE
13
1.3
SE
12
1.2
SE
13
Energy kJ
243
90
88
68
357
295
202
99
437
474
434
246
503
759
461
324
760
587
104
169
158
633
496
451
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
13
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SW
20
1
S
8
0.1
NW
12
0.5
S
11
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SE
12
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
SE
12
0.4
SE
17
0.6
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
Energy kJ
7
15
32
50
104
173
275
44
100
134
6
63
447
379
378
244
72
140
183
125
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.7
S
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
S
8
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SE
13
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.6
SE
4
1.6
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
13
Energy kJ
2070
1984
1980
1770
1146
954
463
404
309
1116
1060
321
245
13
760
846
865
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
25
160
670
22
0
0
0
0
0
3
51
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
9
6
5
4
4
5
4
6
6
5
7
6
5
4
5
7
6
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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