Noordhoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 SAST
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Noordhoek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Noordhoek sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 2AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.1
WSW
2.4
SW
3
SW
4.5
W
5.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1112121212121111131313981010101111111212141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1807238827213914393337183007211216711491268491258811222013409768696949669763056407855184717672
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW
35
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
55
NW
55
WNW
60
W
55
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
1.57
3:28AM
1.72
3:56PM
1.57
4:07AM
1.69
4:36PM
1.52
4:50AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
0.04
9:47AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.05
10:27AM
-0.03
10:38PM
0.11
11:09AM
0.06
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----7:11-------7:11-------7:11--
Sunset6:21-------6:20-------6:19-------
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light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
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part cloud
Rain (mm)
2411--111222223321111-1-
Temp. °C141616161617161616171616161616161514151515151616
Feels °C (?)791110101210981010108766324567910
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