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Noordhoek surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 25 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
19.1° 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 5PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
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 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
1285 | 1668 | 2185 | 2650 | 2509 | 2261 | 1776 | 1619 | 2253 | 2329 | 874 | 712 | 700 | 993 | 1112 | 808 | 1549 | 1395 | 1498 | 1498 | 1904 | 4363 | 4219 | 3438 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:42AM1.34m | 00:11AM1.59m | 12:41PM1.40m | 1:00AM1.65m | 1:28PM1.47m | 1:41AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.71m | 6:51AM0.64m | 6:43PM0.65m | 7:33AM0.57m | 7:26PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 1285 | 1668 | 2185 | 2650 | 2509 | 2261 | 1776 | 1619 | 44 | 33 | 874 | 712 | 700 | 993 | 1112 | 808 | 1549 | 1395 | 1498 | 1498 | 1266 | 4363 | 4219 | 3438 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 16 | ENE 7 | SW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 76 | 37 | 37 | 23 | 86 | 81 | 70 | 21 | 13 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 130 | 10 | 466 | 10 | 10 | 306 | 978 | 1904 | 822 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SE 12 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 17 | 184 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 17 | 56 | 69 | — | — | 31 | 2253 | 2329 | 335 | 243 | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 65 | 206 | 208 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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