Noordhoek surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 28 Mar 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
19.7° C
(Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 4AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 28). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (28 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (28 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.7
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)11991111791012121111111111111310101110101210
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2101902441571573039802075284026831952155614641279813749578346296286240300325314
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:35AM
1.46
1:06PM
1.47
1:33AM
1.63
1:56PM
1.60
2:14AM
1.78
2:33PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:12AM
0.77
7:27PM
0.68
8:00AM
0.60
8:07PM
0.55
8:35AM
0.47
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise---6:26-------6:26-------6:26----
Sunset------6:17-------6:16-------6:15-
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
221---------------------
Temp. °C191818181919191818171717181919181818171819202121
Feels °C (?)181615151615151617151616161718171818181919181920
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