Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.11° S 18.35° E

Noordhoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Noordhoek sea temperature is
14.9°C
1.1° 

Noordhoek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 1AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (04 Oct)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
11
2.1
SE
6
2.1
SE
6
1.1
SW
11
1
W
12
1.1
SW
11
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
439
307
310
249
284
303
480
824
1197
1494
1474
1306
1092
903
799
874
1267
1432
1452
Wind (km/h)
45
SE
50
ESE
35
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
0
NE
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:35PM1.09m
9:52AM1.08m
10:36PM1.09m
11:29AM1.18m
Low Tide
2:08PM0.55m
3:14AM0.52m
4:21PM0.56m
5:05AM0.48m
5:55PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
16
16
15
16
15
16
18
21
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20
18
18
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16
Feels °C
7
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13
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13
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