Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 6PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 974 | 780 | 780 | 718 | 808 | 754 | 805 | 1187 | 1291 | 1584 | 1866 | 2345 | 2959 | 3960 | 4306 | 4051 | 3753 | 3385 | 3020 | 2658 | 2326 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:31PM1.92m | 5:44AM1.75m | 6:04PM1.85m | 6:20AM1.65m | 6:42PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13AM0.22m | 11:38PM0.29m | 11:44AM0.29m | 00:12AM0.37m | 12:17PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 974 | 780 | 780 | 718 | 808 | 754 | 805 | 1187 | 1291 | 1584 | 1866 | 2345 | 2959 | 3960 | 4306 | 4051 | 3753 | 3385 | 3020 | 2658 | 2326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | WSW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 167 | 163 | 160 | 128 | 123 | 118 | 239 | 115 | 120 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 35 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 264 | 6 | 6 |
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