Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.11° S 18.35° E

Noordhoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Noordhoek sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.0° 

Noordhoek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 6PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (17 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
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4
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3
3
4
3
4
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2362
2555
2397
2386
1880
2884
2744
2078
2530
2445
2445
2283
2032
1891
1632
1513
1313
1291
1111
898
882
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:53PM1.02m
8:02AM0.98m
8:32PM0.94m
10:06AM0.99m
10:36PM0.96m
Low Tide
12:40PM0.61m
1:17AM0.59m
2:14PM0.70m
3:12AM0.64m
4:43PM0.67m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
15
14
14
13
12
13
12
12
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
11
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
8
7
8
9
10
10
12
13
11
11
12
12
12
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