Noordhoek surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 09 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
19.0° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 1AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (10 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (10 May)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
0
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0
0
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.8
W
6
3
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
5.5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
7.5
WSW
13
6.5
SW
14
7.5
SW
13
7
SW
13
6
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1596
1281
1075
845
645
561
386
335
251
1302
3466
7096
9117
7375
7152
2817
3538
9625
18973
17102
18766
16068
12063
9381
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNW
45
NW
45
WNW
20
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
45
NW
65
NW
60
NW
40
WNW
45
W
40
W
40
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:27PM1.37m
9:52AM1.26m
10:55PM1.43m
11:24AM1.32m
11:59PM1.55m
12:27PM1.43m
Low Tide
2:22PM0.79m
3:47AM0.91m
4:01PM0.80m
5:30AM0.82m
5:29PM0.74m
6:30AM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:28
5:27
5:27
1
3
6
6
4
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
18
20
18
18
16
15
14
14
13
16
18
19
19
19
17
16
16
16
15
14
12
13
14
13
13
10
8
13
8
4
3
5
5
6
5
7
11
11
11
9
11
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
SW
12
0.4
ESE
12
6
SW
13
Energy kJ
1596
1281
1075
845
645
561
385
298
200
120
80
116
72
7375
5692
2817
3538
54
12480
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
1.8
SSW
13
0.7
N
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
650
659
650
499
457
392
386
335
242
75
59
25
16
72
72
1103
27
10
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
15
309
301
6
6
24
33
82
92
44
41
16
8
71
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
9
1.1
NE
4
1
ENE
5
1.1
NE
4
0.7
N
4
0.9
NW
4
1.7
WNW
5
1.8
W
6
3
WSW
9
4
WSW
10
5.5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
1.7
NNW
6
0.7
NW
6
5.5
SW
12
7.5
WSW
13
6.5
SW
14
7.5
SW
13
7
SW
13
6
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
47
47
44
45
14
21
141
251
1302
3466
7096
9117
7152
163
31
9625
18973
17102
18766
16068
12063
9381
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
4
4
3
3
9
9
4
4
5
9
Distance (km)
246
145
6
6
6
1
190
209
65
65
460
642
206
206
453
386
379
416
246
246
453
476
209
65
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
3
4
4
5
4
3
3
9
9
4
4
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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