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Noordhoek surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 12AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
526 | 488 | 529 | 504 | 473 | 494 | 593 | 295 | 295 | 628 | 437 | 380 | 579 | 1004 | 1285 | 1482 | 2185 | 2933 | 2704 | 2570 | 1890 | 1619 | 1395 | 1092 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:52PM1.51m | 10:25AM1.32m | 11:08PM1.53m | 11:42AM1.34m | 00:11AM1.59m | 12:41PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM0.71m | 4:32AM0.78m | 4:33PM0.74m | 5:54AM0.72m | 5:48PM0.71m | 6:51AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 526 | 488 | 529 | 504 | 473 | 494 | 593 | 286 | 220 | 628 | 437 | 380 | 579 | 1004 | 1285 | 1482 | 2185 | 2933 | 2704 | 2570 | 1890 | 1619 | 1395 | 1092 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 74 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 33 | 214 | 74 | 295 | 295 | 66 | 91 | 88 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 184 | 37 | 71 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 45 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 12 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 84 | 82 | 82 | 57 | 56 | 79 | 54 | 69 | 68 | 31 | 171 | 173 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 35 | 66 | 80 | — | — | 9 | 59 | 126 | 167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 224 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 65 |
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