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Noordhoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.3° C
 (Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 5AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
2.4
SE
2.5
SE
3
SE
3
SE
3
SE
Period(s) (?)101112121212121212121211111111111110977777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1716274736463732349730172667236821801979135613381090862663606399451393525550733940930
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
50
SE
60
SE
50
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:15AM
1.37
3:18PM
1.41
3:46AM
1.45
3:51PM
1.45
4:18AM
1.50
4:23PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:05PM
0.20
9:19AM
0.29
9:35PM
0.14
9:52AM
0.24
10:04PM
0.10
10:24AM
0.21
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---5:52-------5:54-------5:54----
Sunset-------8:00------7:59-------7:59-
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191818171818181717171717181919201918181821212121
Feels °C (?)141213131313121010111111131414161311111114131112
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