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Noordhoek surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 03 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
18.4° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 6AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, near gales from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | |
2097 | 1622 | 1199 | 962 | 674 | 554 | 453 | 504 | 409 | 401 | 551 | 702 | 806 | 1805 | 1530 | 1019 | 1031 | 674 | 983 | 756 | 756 | 756 | 769 | 1519 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:13AM1.86m | 4:33PM1.73m | 4:41AM1.80m | 5:04PM1.69m | 5:08AM1.72m | 5:36PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.35m | 10:27PM0.44m | 10:50AM0.38m | 10:57PM0.51m | 11:19AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 18 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 7 | SSW 12 | SW 9 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 |
 kJ | 2097 | 1622 | 1199 | 962 | 674 | 554 | 453 | 504 | 409 | 401 | 551 | 702 | 806 | 26 | 308 | 1019 | 1031 | 674 | 983 | 756 | 756 | 756 | 769 | 1519 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 255 | 344 | 345 | 284 | 279 | 227 | 181 | 130 | 42 | 304 | 378 | 475 | 392 | 14 | 19 | 254 | 250 | 196 | 180 | 176 | 158 | 123 | 158 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 38 | 13 | 50 | 47 | 94 | 91 | 121 | 222 | 265 | 127 | 35 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 205 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | W 3 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 12 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 23 | 69 | 64 | — | 8 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 1805 | 1530 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 37 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 208 | 206 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 66 | 207 |
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