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Noordhoek surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
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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
18.3° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 4AM is: 5.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
1430 | 1693 | 5137 | 7984 | 9117 | 7498 | 5540 | 3609 | 3790 | 8980 | 24774 | 21128 | 21212 | 14526 | 10988 | 12271 | 9169 | 7225 | 8137 | 10518 | 13591 | 16856 | 17746 | 16718 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:55PM1.43m | 11:24AM1.32m | 11:59PM1.55m | 12:27PM1.43m | 00:49AM1.69m | 1:16PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM0.80m | 5:30AM0.82m | 5:29PM0.74m | 6:30AM0.68m | 6:28PM0.63m | 7:15AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | |
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 6 | ESE 12 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — |
200 | 145 | 80 | 118 | 72 | 7498 | 5540 | 3609 | 38 | 54 | 14724 | — | — | — | — | 9647 | 7554 | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
112 | 73 | 58 | 39 | 26 | 72 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 19 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
47 | 44 | 41 | — | — | 16 | 16 | 17 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | NNW 6 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
1430 | 1693 | 5137 | 7984 | 9117 | — | — | 188 | 3790 | 8980 | 24774 | 21128 | 21212 | 14526 | 10988 | 12271 | 9169 | 7225 | 8137 | 10518 | 13591 | 16856 | 17746 | 16718 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 559 | 65 | 460 | 559 | 65 | 207 | 243 | 239 | 391 | 65 | 246 | 443 | 246 | 7 | 209 | 14 | 4 | 65 | 266 | 453 | 369 | 294 | 559 | 730 |
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