Noordhoek surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
19.7° 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 6PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.3
SW
15
3
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
548
399
311
256
211
186
193
193
239
232
228
245
205
198
194
163
157
151
127
122
34
1351
4068
4585
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
E
25
ENE
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
15
ENE
35
NE
15
N
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:19AM1.33m
10:30PM1.42m
11:15AM1.33m
00:00AM1.51m
12:34PM1.41m
00:58AM1.63m
Low Tide
3:40PM0.82m
5:23AM0.85m
5:40PM0.79m
6:45AM0.72m
6:46PM0.69m
7:32AM0.59m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
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6:47
6:48
6:48
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5:44
5:43
5:42
5:40
6
1
Temp °C
21
24
24
24
22
22
20
20
27
29
27
20
22
21
19
19
21
21
21
20
18
17
15
15
17
21
21
21
19
20
17
16
25
29
25
15
22
21
18
19
20
20
20
19
12
9
6
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
2.1
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
0.9
SW
12
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
548
399
311
256
663
560
463
395
402
332
228
270
270
273
230
196
165
165
205
215
268
230
186
117
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.1
S
17
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
211
186
193
193
239
232
6
245
205
198
194
163
157
151
127
122
34
33
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
11
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
8
5
6
2
5
20
20
19
18
17
25
28
30
15
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
N
4
0.2
N
3
1.4
E
8
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
2
WSW
6
3
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
588
608
659
748
1003
666
6
6
1
270
7
10
10
7
6
11
16
267
1351
4068
4585
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
38
14
38
6
6
0
6
6
0
0
6
65
0
0
6
0
0
74
7
6
245
396
586
653
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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