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Noordhoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 12 Jan 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 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 1AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (13 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
2
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
2
Swell
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121211111111111111111212121212111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1643141712209708848847928128367567566506506625446507651363257734153652292422801365
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
SSW
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		glassononononcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22PM
0.97
11:33AM
1.09
12:36AM
1.03
12:39PM
1.14
1:27AM
1.11
1:29PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:10PM
0.55
5:18AM
0.65
6:24PM
0.51
6:36AM
0.60
7:17PM
0.43
7:29AM
0.52
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----5:48-------5:48-------5:50--
Sunset-8:00-------8:00-------8:00------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202019191919202020191919191920212121191717171718
Feels °C (?)181817171819191817161617192019191920151099911
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