Noordhoek surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 21 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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 6AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (21 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SW
2.4
SW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
Period(s) (?)101013131312121212121212121313161615151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6156251188124693686478278276973470679592311741805168420022763579360406022593861366136
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
E
30
E
40
E
35
E
20
ENE
5
NE
0
WNW
10
W
25
SW
45
SW
50
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:14AM
1.92
5:20PM
1.85
5:46AM
1.93
5:54PM
1.81
6:20AM
1.90
6:30PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:56PM
0.32
11:16AM
0.44
11:26PM
0.32
11:50AM
0.45
11:57PM
0.36
12:25PM
0.49
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise---5:26-------5:26-------5:28----
Sunset------7:29-------7:29-------7:28-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918182022212121201920222221202020192020202020
Feels °C (?)171716151618161720222120191714141616151615151618
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