Noordhoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 22 Feb 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
17.2° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 5AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (22 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (22 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)88891514141313131212121212121214141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)277299256164142226232362382364403390384414319309309597639577560543418398
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05AM
1.53
6:29PM
1.30
6:48AM
1.40
7:20PM
1.17
7:45AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47PM
0.17
12:24PM
0.20
12:27AM
0.28
1:11PM
0.32
1:17AM
0.42
2:17PM
0.45
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise---6:26-------6:28-------6:28----
Sunset------7:31-------7:30-------7:29-
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232119192020212020191919202021212020191919202020
Feels °C (?)232218181919212122202121212021222222191817181820
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