Noordhoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.65° E

Noordhoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Noordhoek sea temperature is
17.1°C
2.0° 

Noordhoek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 6PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (01 Sep)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, near gales from the SSE by Thu night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
3.5
S
9
4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1291
1584
1978
2382
3169
3761
4155
3845
3436
3133
2740
2436
2362
2213
1969
2015
1893
956
785
1753
3118
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
10
SE
50
SSE
45
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:04PM1.85m
6:20AM1.65m
6:42PM1.73m
7:01AM1.51m
7:29PM1.57m
Low Tide
11:44AM0.29m
00:12AM0.37m
12:17PM0.40m
00:51AM0.50m
12:57PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
2
2
2
2
20
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
17
Feels °C
15
14
14
16
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
15
17
17
17
15
14
13
15
6
9
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