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Noordhoek surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 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
21.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 12AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (14 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SSW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111111111161413121211121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)819748672650528492483437429422429582743247415653395328225942243177614361198676606
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		cross-
off		crossonononcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:48AM
1.32
1:05PM
1.50
1:50AM
1.42
1:56PM
1.57
2:33AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:47PM
0.86
6:43AM
0.90
7:43PM
0.77
7:46AM
0.82
8:22PM
0.66
8:30AM
0.74
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----5:20-------5:20-------5:22--
Sunset7:31-------7:30-------7:30-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------111-------
Temp. °C232222212021222323222221212120191919191919181919
Feels °C (?)242324232223222324232119191815141516151515141515
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