Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 22s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 10AM is: 0.9m 22s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 22s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 20s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 483 | 709 | 807 | 918 | 1111 | 1191 | 1068 | 1263 | 1336 | 1384 | 1281 | 1255 | 2088 | 1757 | 1542 | 1158 | 1001 | 875 | 853 | 820 | 734 | 705 | 598 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:15AM1.81m | 3:41PM1.89m | 3:55AM1.86m | 4:19PM1.96m | 4:32AM1.87m | 4:55PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.24m | 9:51PM0.27m | 10:03AM0.18m | 10:27PM0.23m | 10:37AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 8 |
| kJ | 483 | 435 | 427 | 366 | 1111 | 1191 | 1068 | 1263 | 1336 | 1384 | 1144 | 917 | 2088 | 1757 | 1542 | 1158 | 1001 | 593 | 481 | 432 | 734 | 705 | 454 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 24 | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SW 20 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 10 | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | 368 | 709 | 807 | 918 | 291 | 237 | 176 | 125 | 427 | 943 | 1281 | 1255 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 875 | 853 | 820 | 2 | — | 598 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | 118 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 84 | 17 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 661 | 625 | 569 | 636 | 866 | 1029 | 1103 | 940 | 1020 | 968 | 849 | 826 | 889 | 1087 | 1156 | 947 | 781 | — | 703 | — | 439 | 505 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 264 | 246 | 238 | 246 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 206 | 238 | 206 | 246 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Noordhoek surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest