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Noordhoek Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Noordhoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 12AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
2570 | 2570 | 2127 | 2135 | 2305 | 1962 | 2190 | 2028 | 1815 | 1569 | 1543 | 1543 | 1671 | 1641 | 1372 | 1933 | 2315 | 2692 | 2704 | 2256 | 1783 | 1521 | 2108 | 1628 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.38m | 4:18AM1.40m | 4:43PM1.32m | 4:50AM1.32m | 5:17PM1.26m | 5:23AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM0.28m | 10:33AM0.22m | 10:44PM0.34m | 11:04AM0.29m | 11:17PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 |
— | — | — | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 2570 | 2570 | 2127 | 2135 | 272 | 212 | 147 | 2028 | 1815 | 1569 | 1543 | 1543 | 1671 | 1641 | 1372 | 1933 | 2315 | 2692 | 2704 | 2256 | 1783 | 1521 | 1426 | 401 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 36 | 104 | 134 | 171 | 9 | 7 | 62 | 195 | 189 | 186 | 167 | 93 | 123 | 123 | 624 | 1200 | 910 | 746 | 647 | 497 | 422 | 349 | 285 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 13 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 71 | 35 | 31 | 18 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 15 | 37 | 50 | 80 | 80 | 211 | 310 | 261 | 322 | 418 | 412 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 65 | 50 | 48 | 90 | 2305 | 1962 | 2190 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2108 | 1628 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 29 | 29 | 92 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 670 | 160 |
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