Noordhoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
19.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 4AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (01 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (01 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)101510131314141414131313131212121214131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)241269287299203459513541579778683821932102511671486122521711659151813871188836647
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SE
5
E
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffglassoffoffglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
on
glassononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
1.45
2:49AM
1.60
3:09PM
1.48
3:18AM
1.61
3:38PM
1.49
3:46AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:42PM
0.13
9:07AM
0.05
9:12PM
0.11
9:36AM
0.04
9:40PM
0.12
10:03AM
0.06
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-----6:58-------6:58-------6:58--
Sunset6:43-------6:42-------6:39-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1--1111-
Temp. °C202019191919202120201920212123242423242221212120
Feels °C (?)192019191818181816161619232124242322242423212120
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