Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 12AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1022 | 850 | 710 | 615 | 483 | 709 | 807 | 918 | 1111 | 1191 | 1162 | 1263 | 1336 | 1384 | 1269 | 1255 | 2088 | 1757 | 1399 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:00PM1.76m | 3:15AM1.81m | 3:41PM1.89m | 3:55AM1.86m | 4:19PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11PM0.36m | 9:28AM0.24m | 9:51PM0.27m | 10:03AM0.18m | 10:27PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1022 | 850 | 710 | 615 | 483 | 435 | 427 | 394 | 1111 | 1191 | 1162 | 1263 | 1336 | 1384 | 1144 | 906 | 2088 | 1757 | 1399 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SW 26 | S 11 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SW 20 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 311 | 27 | 37 | 147 | 368 | 709 | 807 | 918 | 291 | 237 | 176 | 123 | 427 | 943 | 1269 | 1255 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 26 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 65 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 118 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 84 | 17 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 773 | 732 | 715 | 707 | 674 | 609 | 535 | 554 | 706 | 869 | 875 | 822 | 832 | 844 | 773 | 707 | 822 | 1007 | 1221 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 628 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 238 | 246 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 264 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 246 | 246 | 206 | 206 | 206 |
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