Noordhoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am 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 2PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore 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
Fri
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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5
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121315151616161615151414141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)388336193621485942754301467063999971113461164311624107349815693866525252430228662148169913591044762
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
SSE
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
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
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise-7:13-------7:13-------7:15------
Sunset----6:15-------6:15-------6:14---
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-123--------------------
Temp. °C171616171717161616161616161614131314151821202019
Feels °C (?)1111111311121110109887877911131618171716
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