Noordhoek surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 May 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
18.4° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 4AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (03 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
5
4
4
4
4
1
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.9
WSW
10
2.4
SW
10
2.2
SW
10
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3079
3226
2521
2097
1622
1199
962
674
554
485
504
462
401
551
677
664
770
1136
1006
831
698
1092
781
625
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
NNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
SW
20
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
S
15
S
20
SW
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:05PM1.76m
4:13AM1.86m
4:33PM1.73m
4:41AM1.80m
5:04PM1.69m
5:08AM1.72m
Low Tide
9:58PM0.40m
10:22AM0.35m
10:27PM0.44m
10:50AM0.38m
10:57PM0.51m
11:19AM0.44m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:35
5:34
5:32
5:32
1
2
4
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
18
18
17
20
23
23
22
24
22
19
19
20
21
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
15
18
18
18
17
18
16
17
20
20
20
21
19
16
17
20
20
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.9
WSW
10
2.4
SW
10
0.9
SSW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
3079
2798
2521
2097
1622
1199
962
674
554
485
504
462
401
551
677
664
770
1136
254
831
698
1092
781
625
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
12
1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.4
ENE
8
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
Energy kJ
144
250
278
255
344
345
284
279
227
181
130
265
304
395
475
424
313
308
19
258
196
180
176
158
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
S
10
0.6
SW
14
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
150
68
68
38
13
50
77
94
91
121
222
39
127
155
28
32
27
29
13
138
205
20
20
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
12
0.4
ENE
3
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
0.7
W
4
0.6
WSW
4
1.2
SW
5
2.2
SW
10
0.3
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
4
Energy kJ
3226
3
22
50
62
14
13
70
1006
23
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
6
0
0
0
0
0
38
6
38
14
0
0
6
6
6
208
65
7
6
7
7
65
65
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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