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Noordhoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 SASTForecast 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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 4AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 2.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 701 | 708 | 734 | 699 | 513 | 469 | 531 | 509 | 382 | 324 | 284 | 262 | 225 | 253 | 247 | 190 | 140 | 376 | 635 | 1098 | 1471 | 1737 | 1983 | 2331 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:14AM 1.33 | 7:36PM 1.12 | 8:15AM 1.26 | 8:46PM 1.04 | 9:21AM 1.21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:48AM 0.32 | 1:39PM 0.42 | 1:43AM 0.42 | 2:50PM 0.48 | 2:47AM 0.50 | 4:06PM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:51 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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