Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 7AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 349 | 493 | 561 | 1380 | 1714 | 2446 | 2816 | 2655 | 2275 | 1942 | 1697 | 1510 | 1439 | 1315 | 1148 | 1721 | 670 | 721 | 666 | 531 | 1488 | 2620 | 3097 | 2911 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:17AM1.36m | 8:57PM1.49m | 9:16AM1.26m | 10:03PM1.40m | 10:42AM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM0.68m | 2:09PM0.63m | 3:09AM0.77m | 3:03PM0.75m | 4:33AM0.83m | 4:28PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 521 | 485 | 396 | 1380 | 1714 | 2446 | 2816 | 2655 | 2275 | 1942 | 1697 | 1510 | 1439 | 1315 | 1148 | 1721 | 670 | 721 | 666 | 531 | 142 | 93 | 93 | 2911 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 191 | 255 | 216 | 366 | 359 | 311 | 251 | 251 | 297 | 275 | 251 | 285 | 306 | 307 | 190 | 187 | 540 | 330 | 144 | 314 | 33 | 22 | 14 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | S 15 | E 7 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | — | SW 22 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 283 | 493 | 561 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 16 | 14 | 18 | 155 | 24 | 184 | 147 | 33 | 144 | 36 | — | 19 | 253 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | 349 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 59 | 119 | — | 75 | 71 | 647 | 130 | 1488 | 2620 | 3097 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 206 | 65 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 65 | 129 | 209 |
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