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Noordhoek surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 10PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 165mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | |
520 | 485 | 504 | 494 | 401 | 494 | 634 | 690 | 669 | 649 | 970 | 936 | 698 | 951 | 683 | 636 | 595 | 595 | 527 | 807 | 330 | 8733 | 18055 | 14787 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:33PM1.73m | 4:41AM1.80m | 5:04PM1.69m | 5:08AM1.72m | 5:36PM1.62m | 5:38AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.44m | 10:50AM0.38m | 10:57PM0.51m | 11:19AM0.44m | 11:29PM0.60m | 11:50AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 52 | 43 | 13 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 520 | 485 | 504 | 494 | 401 | 494 | 634 | 690 | 669 | 649 | 970 | 254 | 698 | 951 | 683 | 636 | 595 | 595 | 477 | 807 | 330 | 204 | 123 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 227 | 181 | 49 | 265 | 304 | 395 | 475 | 424 | 318 | 308 | 308 | 138 | 242 | 180 | 176 | 158 | 123 | 180 | 527 | 421 | 31 | 41 | 91 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 91 | 121 | 164 | 127 | 127 | 155 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 205 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 40 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 34 | 73 | — | 936 | — | — | — | 7 | 38 | 115 | 256 | 483 | 2861 | 8733 | 18055 | 14787 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 6 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 74 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 206 | 65 | 125 | 266 |
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