Noordhoek surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 26 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
19.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 9AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (26 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (26 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2261
1890
1619
2402
1092
874
712
646
689
1200
808
1549
1498
1498
1521
1904
4587
3761
3820
3438
4663
5535
5850
6003
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:11AM1.59m
12:41PM1.40m
1:00AM1.65m
1:28PM1.47m
1:41AM1.70m
2:07PM1.53m
Low Tide
6:51AM0.64m
6:43PM0.65m
7:33AM0.57m
7:26PM0.60m
8:07AM0.51m
8:02PM0.55m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:16
5:16
Temp °C
21
19
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
16
17
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
19
15
12
12
13
14
14
15
15
14
15
16
18
18
20
16
14
14
15
15
16
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
0.7
E
7
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
2261
1890
1619
44
1092
874
712
646
689
1200
808
1549
1498
1498
1521
1286
4587
3761
3820
3438
4663
5535
5850
6003
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.4
SE
9
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
1.4
SW
7
1.2
WSW
7
0.3
ENE
7
1.1
SW
14
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.6
SW
20
1.2
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.9
SW
12
0.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
71
81
57
21
24
24
17
188
138
10
466
10
10
306
978
1904
977
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
SW
16
0.3
SE
12
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
23
22
21
8
13
8
8
18
130
22
10
20
19
10
10
10
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
5
2.5
WSW
13
2
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
Energy kJ
69
2402
356
315
250
24
31
44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
0
6
65
206
208
65
6
7
0
0
0
0
6
6
0
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
9
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