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Noordhoek surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 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
20.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 3AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 299 | 367 | 277 | 328 | 625 | 31 | 277 | 243 | 194 | 362 | 547 | 1112 | 3061 | 4231 | 7754 | 7358 | 6650 | 3836 | 3385 | 3068 | 2752 | 2294 | 2183 | 2032 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:49PM 1.36 | 9:42AM 1.53 | 10:10PM 1.31 | 10:54AM 1.53 | 11:28PM 1.32 | 11:59AM 1.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:46PM 0.83 | 2:45AM 0.77 | 4:18PM 0.86 | 4:06AM 0.82 | 5:42PM 0.83 | 5:26AM 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
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