Noordhoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 19 Apr 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 4PM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
4.5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
5
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010111112121414141414131313131312121313131515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1461388149045855581060605615844380637611664159955140444538763305389742954562472252866651994711346
Wind
(km/h)
55
NW
55
WNW
55
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
15
W
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
1.52
4:50AM
1.59
5:20PM
1.44
5:36AM
1.46
6:10PM
1.33
6:30AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:27AM
-0.03
10:38PM
0.11
11:09AM
0.06
11:24PM
0.21
11:56AM
0.20
12:17AM
0.34
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-------7:11-------7:13-------7:13
Sunset--6:19-------6:17-------6:15-----
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light rain
light rain
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rain showers
cloud
light rain
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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cloud
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Rain (mm)
33111111-1-111---21-----
Temp. °C171615141414151516161616161616161616171817171616
Feels °C (?)76433468999101010111111141213111198
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