Noordhoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.65° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Noordhoek sea temperature is

17.7°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 5AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Evening (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, calm by Wed night).
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SE 9	SW 19	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	108	135	146	130	130	130	130	99	95	88	98	109	119	114	106	179	432	727	964	1255	1155	1661	1374	1443
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	NNE	SSW	SSW	S	ESE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	E	E	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		3:55AM1.90m				4:08PM2.05m				4:32AM1.88m				4:45PM1.98m					5:11AM1.81m				5:25PM1.85m
Low Tide				9:53AM0.24m				10:21PM0.18m				10:29AM0.29m				10:57PM0.25m					11:08AM0.39m


	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—
mm	2	2	11	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	17	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	18	20	21	21	20	19
Feels °C	18	18	14	14	16	15	13	15	13	15	17	18	17	17	20	19	17	17	18	19	19	19	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SSE 7	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	108	135	146	130	130	96	109	96	95	88	157	113	89	107	88	179	129	727	964	1255	1155	1661	1374	1443
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 7	SSE 9	SSE 8	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ENE 7	SW 10	E 7	SW 19	SE 10	SE 10	SW 11	WSW 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	50	50	28	62	73	130	130	99	59	56	98	109	109	58	106	59	432	239	225	224	196	151	133	154
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SE 10	S 8	S 8	S 8	SE 10	SW 13	SW 10	SW 12	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SE 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	—	WSW 11	—	—
kJ	37	37	25	12	5	5	16	27	37	73	55	55	119	114	48	64	102	153	224	233	—	176	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	—	—	—	—	E 7	—	E 7	ENE 7	E 5	E 10	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	89	167	278	254	219	168	176	171	218	181	—	—	—	—	57	—	59	79	51	441	257	321	302	320
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Noordhoek Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Noordhoek Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Noordhoek Eastern Cape (S)	Noordhoek Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	4	0	14	38	264	264	206	206	38	6	0	6	74	6	0	0	4	4	4	6	264	264	38	6
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	J-Bay	Sea Vista	Seal Point	Van Stadens Mouth					Van Stadens Mouth	Seal Point	Sea Vista	Kromme Rivermouth	Leftovers	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Mtati	Super Tubes	Van Stadens Mouth	Boneyards	Sea Vista			Van Stadens Mouth	Magna Tubes
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2					2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Doring Bay West Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Strandfontein West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	5	7	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9

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