Noordhoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.65° E

Noordhoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Noordhoek sea temperature is
15.7°C
3.4° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 8AM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)11ft (3.5m)17s
Afternoon (26 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
3
3
3
1
2
1
0
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.4
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
14
1
S
14
1.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2764
3813
6328
7397
6444
4882
3649
3020
2339
2024
1607
1454
1392
1240
1108
572
841
736
617
373
300
405
388
476
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
W
30
WSW
10
WNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:45AM1.61m
3:08PM1.71m
3:15AM1.70m
3:35PM1.82m
3:44AM1.78m
4:03PM1.90m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.42m
9:14PM0.44m
9:22AM0.32m
9:41PM0.35m
9:49AM0.24m
10:08PM0.28m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
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5:53
5:54
5:55
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
15
15
18
24
24
24
23
24
20
18
22
30
32
31
31
Feels °C
14
13
13
12
12
10
10
8
9
9
11
15
20
21
22
23
23
19
14
21
27
28
28
26
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