Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 9PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1324 | 1788 | 1745 | 2107 | 2212 | 2078 | 1978 | 1760 | 1403 | 1866 | 1897 | 1914 | 3729 | 2773 | 2247 | 2269 | 2196 | 2646 | 939 | 1013 | 1685 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:46PM1.34m | 7:57AM1.28m | 8:05PM1.20m | 10:24AM1.26m | 11:00PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:38PM0.83m | 1:07AM0.79m | 1:44PM0.97m | 2:36AM0.90m | 5:17PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1324 | 1474 | 1745 | 2107 | 2212 | 2078 | 1978 | 1760 | 1403 | 1866 | 1897 | 1914 | 56 | 66 | 51 | 395 | 237 | 108 | 939 | 1013 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 34 | 55 | 61 | 163 | 362 | 74 | 82 | 84 | 36 | — | 35 | 37 | 55 | 55 | 120 | 104 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 61 | 38 | 39 | 20 | — | 38 | — | — | — | 50 | 50 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | 1788 | — | — | — | 16 | 32 | 99 | 111 | 145 | — | 247 | 3729 | 2773 | 2247 | 2269 | 2196 | 2646 | 476 | 359 | 1685 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 208 | 206 | 7 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 109 | 261 | 206 | 208 | 208 | 245 | 208 | 208 | 14 | 7 |
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