Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.11° S 18.35° E

Noordhoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Noordhoek sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.4° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 5PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
286
281
245
334
204
177
148
115
101
81
51
61
87
328
380
368
331
319
297
249
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:51PM1.57m
2:17AM1.48m
2:26PM1.65m
2:53AM1.53m
3:03PM1.68m
Low Tide
8:11PM0.05m
8:17AM0.13m
8:46PM-0.02m
8:53AM0.09m
9:22PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
16
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
10
11
9
9
10
10
10
12
13
12
11
11
11
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