
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 7AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
292 | 225 | 167 | 163 | 160 | 128 | 128 | 177 | 145 | 134 | 104 | 124 | 436 | 1019 | 1523 | 2986 | 2767 | 2729 | 2448 | 2582 | 2060 | 1968 | 1597 | 1278 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:31AM1.55m | 3:41PM1.66m | 4:10AM1.52m | 4:23PM1.59m | 4:53AM1.46m | 5:08PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31AM0.08m | 10:00PM-0.02m | 10:12AM0.12m | 10:41PM0.05m | 10:56AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
292 | 225 | 167 | 163 | 160 | 128 | 128 | 177 | 145 | 134 | 104 | 124 | 303 | 614 | 1523 | 2986 | 2767 | 2729 | 2448 | 2582 | 2060 | 1968 | 1597 | 1278 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
9 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 90 | 83 | 90 | 83 | 60 | 57 | 40 | 436 | 1019 | 722 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | S 6 | SW 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 20 | W 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | — | W 12 |
20 | 31 | 22 | 31 | 77 | 19 | 40 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 100 | 40 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 |
90 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 37 | 27 | 33 | 35 | 47 | 37 | 30 | 33 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 409 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 105 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 409 | 105 | 32 |
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