Noordhoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 6PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (21 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121214151516161616151514141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3621485945914541510474611048011626120871146411174847972785703524141103025214816991359938762548444
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
1.33
6:30AM
1.30
7:14PM
1.22
7:42AM
1.15
8:40PM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56AM
0.20
12:17AM
0.34
12:52PM
0.34
1:28AM
0.46
2:07PM
0.46
3:11AM
0.53
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------7:13-------7:15-------7:15
Sunset--6:15-------6:15-------6:14-----
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
24----------------------
Temp. °C161717171616161616161615141313141517202020191919
Feels °C (?)1112111111101098887789111315171717161516
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