Noordhoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.11° S 18.35° E

Issued: 7 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Noordhoek sea temperature is

15.8° C

Noordhoek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 11AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).
	Wednesday 8							Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	3	!	!	4	!	!	!	!	3	!	3	4	!	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2039	1789	1789	1494	1545	4013	3728	2754	3582	3719	3305	3024	2422	2887	2173	1793	2805	2507	2349	2081	1974	1722	1631	1507
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WNW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			8:59AM1.10m				9:26PM1.29m				10:19AM1.10m				10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m
Low Tide					2:52PM0.46m				4:04AM0.39m				4:12PM0.49m					5:23AM0.35m				5:36PM0.45m


	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50
	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	16	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	14	13	13	12
Feels °C	14	15	16	15	9	10	7	7	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	6	5	6	6	7	6	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	2039	1789	1789	1494	1545	4013	3728	2754	3582	3719	3305	3024	2422	2887	2173	1793	2805	2507	2349	2081	1974	1722	1631	1507
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	ESE 10	S 13	SSW 13	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	SW 14	SE 15	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12
kJ	457	777	962	1381	1446	10	14	54	82	—	—	—	—	—	662	1220	9	17	37	60	82	110	141	136
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 15	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	W 8
kJ	20	10	10	10	10	—	9	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	1	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 9	—	—	—	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	325	—	—	—	64	41	53	56	55	66	85	119	143	182	202	209	240
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	3	0	0	0	32	3	22	22	22	22	22	22	347	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	10	3	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5		4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	5	7	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	8

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