Noordhoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 11 Dec 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
17.0° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 11AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (11 Dec)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (11 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)10109999201918171716161615141413131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31529625825324719014037663597414531737187875068029772974536401517544014218389732662711
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
0
ENE
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:15AM
1.26
8:46PM
1.04
9:21AM
1.21
10:05PM
1.01
10:28AM
1.20
11:18PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:50PM
0.48
2:47AM
0.50
4:06PM
0.50
4:00AM
0.55
5:14PM
0.47
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
Sunrise-5:28-------5:28-------5:28------
Sunset----7:51-------7:51-------7:52---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------14-11---------
Temp. °C181920202020201918171818191817171616171717171717
Feels °C (?)161919191820201715121214131312111112131313131415
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