Noordhoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.65° E

Noordhoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Noordhoek sea temperature is
17.1°C
1.9° 

Noordhoek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 10AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s 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 offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
12
0.8
SW
13
1.4
WSW
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
0.9
WSW
12
2.1
SW
6
1.8
SW
7
2.4
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
2.2
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
390
389
270
215
591
164
227
238
264
317
310
1048
1034
932
817
1324
1229
1121
1055
913
897
808
768
754
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
N
15
NNE
20
WSW
45
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
SE
15
SE
10
E
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:12AM1.83m
4:30PM1.94m
4:42AM1.85m
4:59PM1.95m
5:12AM1.82m
5:31PM1.92m
Low Tide
10:16AM0.20m
10:37PM0.24m
10:44AM0.19m
11:06PM0.24m
11:13AM0.22m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
24
27
27
24
18
17
18
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
22
23
23
21
12
12
15
12
11
10
9
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
13
13
12
13
15
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