Noordhoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.11° S 18.35° E

Noordhoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Noordhoek sea temperature is
13.6°C
2.1° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 10AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, calm by Thu morning).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
2
1
2
0
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
1.9
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.5
SSE
7
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
414
332
292
254
216
187
157
284
183
211
366
806
1145
1422
1349
1180
1028
964
850
747
747
734
636
636
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
S
20
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
0
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NW
10
N
15
S
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:11AM1.22m
1:32PM1.34m
1:44AM1.33m
2:00PM1.47m
2:15AM1.42m
2:29PM1.57m
Low Tide
7:23AM0.33m
7:46PM0.30m
7:51AM0.23m
8:15PM0.19m
8:20AM0.15m
8:44PM0.08m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
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6:43
6:43
6:44
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
14
14
15
15
17
16
18
18
18
17
18
19
21
21
22
21
19
19
21
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
17
13
13
15
13
15
12
15
17
18
18
20
19
20
21
23
22
21
21
21
19
20
19
19
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