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Noordhoek surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 14 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
18.2° 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 1AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
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 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | |
2692 | 2290 | 1919 | 1881 | 4468 | 4960 | 5269 | 5393 | 3467 | 2940 | 2291 | 1862 | 1682 | 1376 | 1559 | 1147 | 1164 | 1050 | 878 | 678 | 549 | 540 | 496 | 421 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:14AM1.92m | 2:41PM1.78m | 2:55AM1.99m | 3:22PM1.84m | 3:36AM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.40m | 8:35AM0.28m | 8:40PM0.33m | 9:14AM0.21m | 9:21PM0.29m | 9:53AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 26 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 2692 | 2290 | 1919 | 1881 | 4468 | 4960 | 5269 | 5393 | 3467 | 2940 | 2291 | 1862 | 1682 | 1376 | 1559 | 1147 | 1164 | 1050 | 878 | 678 | 549 | 540 | 496 | 421 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 284 | 435 | 1027 | 261 | 69 | 93 | 42 | 97 | 829 | 860 | 771 | 681 | 728 | 1207 | 957 | 734 | 628 | 547 | 456 | 305 | 137 | 120 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 11 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 141 | 137 | 224 | 313 | 459 | 9 | — | — | — | 63 | 63 | 289 | 188 | 240 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1259 | 1208 | 906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 46 | 105 | 141 | 155 | 223 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 264 | 246 | 206 | 206 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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