Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 3PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1042 | 944 | 913 | 827 | 813 | 561 | 561 | 494 | 440 | 293 | 246 | 183 | 374 | 321 | 292 | 263 | 263 | 259 | 245 | 493 | 198 | 194 | 191 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:01PM1.33m | 1:11AM1.34m | 1:38PM1.49m | 1:48AM1.48m | 2:08PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43AM0.84m | 7:24PM0.82m | 7:25AM0.70m | 7:54PM0.67m | 7:55AM0.56m | 8:20PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1042 | 944 | 913 | 827 | 813 | 561 | 561 | 494 | 440 | 293 | 246 | 147 | 374 | 321 | 292 | 263 | 583 | 477 | 392 | 305 | 224 | 191 | 187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 108 | 108 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 128 | 193 | 191 | 186 | 257 | 170 | 183 | 28 | 18 | 64 | 95 | 263 | 259 | 245 | 83 | 198 | 194 | 191 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 65 | 50 | 178 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 40 | 23 | 88 | 87 | 84 | — | 32 | 31 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 108 | 129 | 156 | 187 | 90 | 139 | 308 | 635 | 794 | 776 | 703 | — | — | — | 493 | 37 | 29 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 460 | 239 | 38 | 145 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 246 | 206 | 207 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
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