Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 6PM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2580 | 5714 | 7601 | 5900 | 4917 | 3813 | 3527 | 3284 | 3067 | 3260 | 3602 | 3397 | 3130 | 3053 | 3634 | 3914 | 3514 | 3030 | 2502 | 1946 | 1543 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:48PM1.52m | 1:06AM1.45m | 1:23PM1.67m | 1:41AM1.59m | 1:55PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.69m | 7:09AM0.62m | 7:43PM0.54m | 7:42AM0.49m | 8:12PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2580 | 54 | 32 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 3914 | 3514 | 3030 | 2502 | 1946 | 1543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 70 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | 5714 | 7601 | 5900 | 4917 | 3813 | 3527 | 3284 | 3067 | 3260 | 3602 | 3397 | 3130 | 3053 | 3634 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 208 | 661 | 208 | 208 | 129 | 65 | 65 | 208 | 653 | 209 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 66 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 583 | 576 | 206 | 206 |
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