Noordhoek surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 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
19.5° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 7PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (08 May)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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)
!
!
!
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
2.4
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8152
7014
6573
5808
5040
4323
3578
2828
2315
1999
1657
1281
1075
845
645
467
386
335
900
4324
6874
7344
7498
6752
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
E
20
E
30
ENE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
30
NW
45
NW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
45
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:59PM1.39m
8:06AM1.29m
9:27PM1.37m
9:52AM1.26m
10:55PM1.43m
Low Tide
1:13PM0.71m
1:57AM0.89m
2:22PM0.79m
3:47AM0.91m
4:01PM0.80m
5:30AM0.82m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
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6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
14
14
14
14
14
11
10
11
11
10
11
10
11
14
17
15
13
14
14
14
12
9
9
9
5
4
3
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4.5
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
8152
7014
6573
5808
5040
4323
3578
2828
2315
1999
1657
1281
1075
845
645
467
361
234
175
102
80
73
73
6752
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
202
238
227
227
361
416
492
757
757
659
650
659
650
499
457
392
386
335
246
55
24
14
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.8
E
11
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.2
E
9
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
E
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
111
143
230
314
196
142
144
30
17
15
15
309
301
6
27
22
44
87
72
43
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
10
0.4
WNW
4
0.8
ENE
4
1.4
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.4
NW
5
1.7
WNW
5
2.4
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1001
6
17
84
57
28
27
91
159
900
4324
6874
7344
7498
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
5
1
5
Distance (km)
208
208
14
8
8
7
7
0
0
6
246
145
6
6
6
145
206
396
460
206
206
285
206
207
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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