
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 2AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 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 (13 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
720 | 2187 | 2964 | 2904 | 2821 | 2629 | 2288 | 1983 | 1690 | 1447 | 1154 | 907 | 732 | 632 | 623 | 535 | 511 | 386 | 367 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:25PM2.02m | 4:38AM1.86m | 4:55PM1.98m | 5:07AM1.80m | 5:24PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33PM0.20m | 10:37AM0.20m | 11:01PM0.26m | 11:04AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
720 | 2187 | 2964 | 2904 | 2821 | 2629 | 2288 | 1983 | 1690 | 1447 | 1154 | 907 | 732 | 632 | 1651 | 1570 | 1489 | 1729 | 1698 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SSW 18 | — | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 9 | — | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
207 | 644 | — | 3 | 3 | 68 | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 623 | 535 | 511 | 386 | 367 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
114 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 |
449 | 829 | 1109 | 1343 | 1340 | 1545 | 2079 | 2300 | 2237 | 2571 | 2749 | 2498 | 2274 | 1884 | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 264 | 206 | 628 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 249 | 246 | 249 | 207 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
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