Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 1PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1266 | 1619 | 1791 | 1600 | 1415 | 1276 | 1180 | 1025 | 944 | 1025 | 1007 | 990 | 699 | 617 | 882 | 946 | 851 | 741 | 645 | 624 | 555 | 546 | 383 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:32AM1.46m | 6:48PM1.47m | 7:08AM1.33m | 7:24PM1.31m | 8:18AM1.19m | 9:05PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.63m | 00:55AM0.71m | 1:01PM0.79m | 1:39AM0.84m | 2:00PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1266 | 1619 | 1791 | 1600 | 1415 | 1276 | 1180 | 1025 | 944 | 1025 | 1007 | 990 | 699 | 617 | 882 | 946 | 851 | 741 | 645 | 624 | 555 | 546 | 383 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | 216 | 221 | 221 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 330 | 394 | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | 66 | 122 | — | 309 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 555 | 423 | 275 | 335 | 407 | 373 | 387 | 452 | 460 | 522 | 562 | 483 | 601 | 644 | 688 | 688 | 707 | 815 | 743 | 643 | 643 | 628 | 572 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 264 | 591 | 690 | 747 | 264 | 246 | 249 | 246 | 264 | 639 | 639 | 264 | 264 | 238 | 238 | 206 | 206 | 38 | 264 | 264 | 38 | 14 |
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