Noordhoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.11° S 18.35° E

Issued: 1 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Noordhoek sea temperature is

15.5° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 6PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).
	Fri 10					Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2230	2081	1805	1722	1507	1507	1354	1281	1132	768	729	683	784	665	534	460	394	328	302	285	218	255	209	157
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E
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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.24m				1:04AM1.41m				1:48PM1.35m					2:02AM1.49m
Low Tide				5:36PM0.45m				6:34AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m				7:35AM0.17m				7:53PM0.26m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	14	14	13	14	13	13	14	16	17	16	14	14	14	14	14	16	17	17	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	6	7	7	7	6	8	7	8	8	11	12	10	9	10	10	10	11	14	14	13	13	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	2230	2081	1805	1722	1507	1507	1354	1281	1132	768	729	683	784	665	534	460	394	328	302	285	218	255	209	157
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	37	34	82	110	141	136	132	118	116	324	178	169	175	163	116	114	114	112	108	73	71	69	71	44
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	—	SW 20	S 20	W 11	W 12	W 12	SW 18	WSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	W 10	W 10
kJ	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	15	7	152	172	178	12	29	41	40	40	39	35	34	33	33	69	68
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	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	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	133	176	195	236	269	248	248	256	256	193	239	287	233	221	255	266	276	242	204	200	118	73	153	136
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2
Distance (km)	22	22	22	10	10	3	3	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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