Noordhoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.11° S 18.35° E

Noordhoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Noordhoek sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.8° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 6PM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (11 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (11 Sep)10ft (3.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
2
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2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
3
SE
7
3
SE
7
3
SE
7
3
SE
7
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
967
816
820
855
891
808
1147
1480
2038
2421
3525
3534
3185
2633
2416
2111
1665
1363
1119
1014
827
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
50
SE
45
ESE
40
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
15
ESE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
3:25PM1.70m
3:44AM1.55m
3:58PM1.68m
4:16AM1.51m
4:29PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:15AM0.02m
9:42PM-0.01m
9:48AM0.03m
10:15PM0.01m
10:19AM0.08m
10:45PM0.08m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:34
6:35
6:36
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
16
15
16
16
15
15
17
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
6
8
8
8
7
5
8
8
10
11
10
10
14
15
12
14
15
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