Noordhoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.65° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Noordhoek sea temperature is

18.5°C

Noordhoek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 2PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Evening (29 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).
	Thursday 29							Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	727	964	1255	1155	1547	1463	1443	1528	1155	1053	1037	851	645	634	695	634	689	678	594	539	530	400	475
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross
High Tide		5:11AM1.81m				5:25PM1.85m				5:56AM1.70m				6:11PM1.69m				6:50AM1.58m				7:08PM1.51m
Low Tide				11:08AM0.39m				11:37PM0.36m				11:51AM0.52m				00:22AM0.51m				12:45PM0.68m


	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	20	21	20	20	19	19	18	19	20	21	20	20	20	20	19	20	20	21	21	20	20
Feels °C	17	16	17	17	16	17	17	18	17	19	19	19	17	19	21	22	21	22	21	22	22	22	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	E 8	WSW 11
kJ	727	964	1255	1155	1547	1463	1443	1528	1155	1053	1037	851	645	634	412	377	334	302	594	539	530	228	475
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	E 8	E 8	E 8	WSW 11	E 8
kJ	243	225	220	200	200	161	117	200	148	145	120	117	78	76	695	634	689	678	270	234	228	400	228
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 9	WSW 11	—	—	—	—	SSW 6	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 16	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 11	ESE 9
kJ	142	200	81	200	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	68	10	81	80	80	59	72	50	50	59	34
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 4	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	48	48	22	57	239	263	424	429	320	287	287	287	362	371	513	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Noordhoek Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	4	3	4	2	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	4	4	579	264	264	38	14	14	6	6	208	325	325	38	38	65	9	7	7	6	6	0	6
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Rating (10 max)	4	4				4	4	4	4	4				4	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Stompneus West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hell West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	3	4	4	4	2	3	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	6	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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