Noordhoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 May 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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 5PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (02 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (02 May)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.4
W
10
2.2
W
10
2
W
10
1.3
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
3
W
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1823
1386
1197
1051
1254
1009
840
805
1174
2444
2650
2530
2158
2733
2396
2396
2233
2199
1153
1649
1517
1578
1578
1355
Wind (km/h)
45
N
40
N
35
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
40
N
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:42PM1.41m
3:47AM1.45m
4:12PM1.38m
4:18AM1.40m
4:43PM1.32m
4:50AM1.32m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.12m
9:43PM0.24m
10:04AM0.16m
10:13PM0.28m
10:33AM0.22m
10:44PM0.34m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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7:22
7:22
7:24
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6:04
6:02
6:02
6:01
1
1
1
9
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
7
8
11
12
14
15
14
14
13
14
14
13
11
14
14
12
12
13
13
13
12
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.4
W
10
2.2
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
3
W
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
SSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1823
1386
1197
1051
1254
1009
840
759
563
2444
2650
2530
2158
2733
215
212
2233
2199
1153
1649
1517
1578
1578
1355
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.9
SW
13
0.2
S
10
0.7
S
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
Energy kJ
157
198
235
188
181
181
487
805
1174
35
109
104
134
173
257
7
141
195
189
183
167
123
123
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
S
13
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
Energy kJ
69
69
126
178
321
412
174
130
53
33
33
34
31
49
225
7
66
7
6
6
6
29
15
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
7
2.4
NNW
7
2
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.2
NW
5
0.3
NNW
3
1.2
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
2
W
10
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
9
Energy kJ
553
531
361
202
154
112
76
2
61
40
72
724
2396
2396
559
597
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
4
3
3
2
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
276
283
29
29
11
9
10
19
29
7
10
29
82
7
8
8
8
8
7
3
0
0
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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