Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 1AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 986 | 984 | 1065 | 721 | 1200 | 1534 | 1483 | 1154 | 996 | 759 | 638 | 560 | 489 | 382 | 314 | 267 | 192 | 268 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:07AM1.29m | 1:18PM1.47m | 1:42AM1.40m | 1:51PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.29m | 7:08AM0.29m | 7:38PM0.16m | 7:43AM0.20m | 8:11PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 986 | 984 | 1065 | 721 | 1200 | 1534 | 1483 | 1154 | 996 | 759 | 638 | 560 | 489 | 382 | 314 | 267 | 192 | 268 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | W 8 |
| kJ | 394 | 329 | 272 | 439 | 204 | 128 | 94 | 90 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 69 | 50 | 46 | 64 | 59 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | W 11 | SW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 15 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 220 | 220 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 22 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 36 | 59 | 59 | 8 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 61 | 90 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 409 | 0 | 44 |
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