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Noordhoek surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
19.2° 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: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | |
228 | 245 | 205 | 198 | 169 | 166 | 157 | 277 | 261 | 349 | 530 | 2349 | 3550 | 3136 | 3136 | 3574 | 3910 | 4909 | 5575 | 5752 | 5886 | 6469 | 7063 | 7784 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | 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 | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:00AM1.51m | 12:34PM1.41m | 00:58AM1.63m | 1:25PM1.52m | 1:41AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40PM0.79m | 6:45AM0.72m | 6:46PM0.69m | 7:32AM0.59m | 7:30PM0.59m | 8:07AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 30 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
27 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 191 | 191 | 196 | 195 | 163 | 160 | 132 | 277 | 261 | 175 | 239 | 234 | 194 | 122 | 94 | 71 | 73 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 7784 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 228 | 245 | 205 | 198 | 169 | 166 | 157 | 132 | 138 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 26 | — | — | 349 | 530 | 2349 | 3550 | 3136 | 3136 | 3574 | 3910 | 4909 | 5575 | 5752 | 5886 | 6469 | 7063 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 7 | 6 | 264 | 430 | 586 | 707 | 730 | 1057 | 730 | 653 | 344 | 246 | 208 | 209 | 208 | 208 |
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