Noordhoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
14.0° C
(Which is 3.9°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 6PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (20 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (20 Nov)10ft (3.0m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
!
!
!
!
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
1.8
SSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
2.5
SSE
1.5
SW
2.5
SSE
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
S
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)1518141515151414141313131312121212712712121012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)285120612671367832863197306725732073189016191374125910037857005975786316595145336181332
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SSE
45
SSE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
40
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:05PM
1.44
3:31AM
1.38
3:36PM
1.41
4:03AM
1.36
4:08PM
1.37
4:36AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02AM
0.27
9:22PM
0.16
9:33AM
0.28
9:52PM
0.18
10:04AM
0.31
10:23PM
0.22
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30
Sunset--7:31-------7:32-------7:34-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181919181818181819191918181817182121191918181819
Feels °C (?)121313121212121213121110111211131615121112131313
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