Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.11° S 18.35° E

Noordhoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Noordhoek sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.2° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 10PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (18 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (18 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
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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
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11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
2
SW
11
2.3
SW
12
3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2660
2570
2445
2283
2032
1891
1632
1513
1313
1208
1111
964
817
756
683
696
688
787
964
1448
2150
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
S
0
SSW
5
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:02AM0.98m
8:32PM0.94m
10:06AM0.99m
10:36PM0.96m
11:24AM1.09m
Low Tide
2:14PM0.70m
3:12AM0.64m
4:43PM0.67m
4:59AM0.59m
5:52PM0.56m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
14
14
14
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15
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15
14
Feels °C
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9
8
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