Noordhoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 May 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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 11AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (06 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.3
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.8
SSE
13
1.8
SE
13
1.7
SE
13
1.4
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1996
2035
2070
1984
1857
1604
1080
867
1121
996
503
786
761
1134
1077
951
1175
1410
1948
2136
1924
1693
1435
1435
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
25
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:56PM1.19m
6:01AM1.15m
6:44PM1.12m
6:51AM1.07m
7:49PM1.08m
Low Tide
11:38AM0.36m
11:55PM0.50m
12:18PM0.44m
00:45AM0.57m
1:10PM0.50m
1:58AM0.62m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
7:24
7:26
7:26
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6:00
6:00
5:59
5:58
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
14
12
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
13
12
12
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
1.1
WSW
12
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
SE
12
2.2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.3
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.7
SE
13
1.4
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
Energy kJ
1996
301
412
469
357
304
357
336
1121
996
503
786
761
484
476
951
1175
1410
1948
2136
1924
1693
1435
1435
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
12
1
SW
15
1
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
SE
12
1.6
SSE
12
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
1.3
SE
13
Energy kJ
368
418
243
90
99
66
251
295
202
275
437
474
434
246
503
759
384
416
669
72
103
169
156
563
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.1
NW
13
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
21
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
11
1.2
WSW
13
1
S
10
1.1
WSW
13
0.2
S
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SE
15
Energy kJ
322
212
7
15
32
50
104
173
119
44
134
134
46
65
447
181
378
25
99
175
166
174
217
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.4
S
8
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
13
1.8
SE
13
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SSE
7
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
Energy kJ
2035
2070
1984
1857
1604
1080
867
264
404
264
1134
1077
537
181
706
706
635
656
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
6
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
1
12
160
794
198
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
51
22
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
9
9
5
5
7
5
4
5
4
3
4
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
6
7
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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