Noordhoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
19.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (31 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
Period(s) (?)991410101510139141414141313131312121214141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)120115123802412692872992304595135495797786838218511043118714031895208018761583
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
ESE
0
SE
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:18AM
1.54
2:38PM
1.45
2:49AM
1.60
3:09PM
1.48
3:18AM
1.61
3:38PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
0.10
8:42PM
0.13
9:07AM
0.05
9:12PM
0.11
9:36AM
0.04
9:40PM
0.12
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise-6:56-------6:58-------6:58------
Sunset----6:43-------6:42-------6:39---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------2
Temp. °C181819202020191919202021201919202020222324232421
Feels °C (?)161720201920191919201918161515181819222323232524
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