Noordhoek surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 26 Mar 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 10AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (26 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (26 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.5
SW
1.9
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111111111010101012119991111689
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4293863543232473176157498818136724253482792372252162742801601571704031075
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
25
E
15
E
10
E
5
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:31PM
1.38
9:17AM
1.36
10:44PM
1.33
11:39AM
1.35
12:35AM
1.46
1:06PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:22AM
0.88
3:49PM
0.89
5:34AM
0.93
6:24PM
0.83
7:12AM
0.77
7:27PM
0.68
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise---6:24-------6:24-------6:26----
Sunset------6:21-------6:19-------6:17-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------2101-------
Temp. °C191918192020202020201920232423222119191920201918
Feels °C (?)181817192019201919201920222225242418181616171616
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