Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 3PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3504 | 4382 | 3710 | 2919 | 2303 | 1247 | 1313 | 1111 | 1149 | 930 | 930 | 914 | 986 | 1045 | 1126 | 784 | 564 | 1534 | 1375 | 1154 | 978 | 759 | 673 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:09PM1.22m | 00:30AM1.17m | 12:44PM1.35m | 1:07AM1.29m | 1:18PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54AM0.49m | 6:32PM0.43m | 6:34AM0.39m | 7:06PM0.29m | 7:08AM0.29m | 7:38PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 3504 | 4382 | 3710 | 2919 | 2303 | 1247 | 1313 | 1111 | 1149 | 930 | 930 | 914 | 986 | 1045 | 1126 | 784 | 564 | 1534 | 1375 | 1154 | 978 | 759 | 673 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | 713 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 515 | 448 | 448 | 394 | 329 | 272 | 387 | 388 | 128 | 94 | 90 | 65 | 60 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 15 | SE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | W 11 | SSW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 220 | 392 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | W 11 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 312 | — | — | — | 785 | — | 606 | 610 | 526 | 282 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 283 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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