
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 1AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2649 | 2168 | 1657 | 1281 | 1074 | 970 | 873 | 548 | 496 | 487 | 408 | 392 | 484 | 543 | 503 | 377 | 347 | 287 | 262 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:14AM1.71m | 2:27PM1.93m | 2:47AM1.82m | 2:59PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12PM0.40m | 8:14AM0.38m | 8:42PM0.28m | 8:46AM0.29m | 9:14PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
2649 | 2168 | 1657 | 1281 | 1074 | 970 | 873 | 548 | 496 | 487 | 408 | 392 | 484 | 543 | 503 | 377 | 347 | 287 | 262 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 103 | 103 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 53 | 37 | 37 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 12 |
6 | — | — | 6 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 8 | 26 | 25 | — | 3 | 11 | 11 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 206 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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