Noordhoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 30 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 5AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (30 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
S
1.5
SSE
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)1212121010101091111991410101010991414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48032529424722315414836014018712011512380241303290299237466581541579852
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
0
ESE
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:45AM
1.45
2:05PM
1.39
2:18AM
1.54
2:38PM
1.45
2:49AM
1.60
3:09PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
0.18
8:10PM
0.18
8:37AM
0.10
8:42PM
0.13
9:07AM
0.05
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise---6:56-------6:56-------6:58----
Sunset------6:45-------6:43-------6:42-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818171819191818181818192020191919191920202019
Feels °C (?)151516151616151314161718201919181919191818171615
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