Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 1PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2096 | 2096 | 1380 | 1659 | 1687 | 1789 | 1749 | 1545 | 1521 | 1427 | 2302 | 2513 | 1013 | 1913 | 1499 | 1213 | 1022 | 898 | 743 | 574 | 564 | 466 | 553 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:57AM1.28m | 8:05PM1.20m | 10:24AM1.26m | 11:00PM1.19m | 12:01PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44PM0.97m | 2:36AM0.90m | 5:17PM0.99m | 5:22AM0.87m | 6:37PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 5 |
| kJ | 2096 | 2096 | 1380 | 1659 | 1687 | 1789 | 1749 | 1545 | 1521 | 1427 | 298 | 164 | 1013 | 51 | 1499 | 1213 | 1022 | 898 | 743 | 574 | 564 | 466 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 61 | 62 | 362 | 43 | 52 | 54 | 66 | 42 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 75 | 40 | 51 | 31 | 64 | 50 | 47 | 34 | 34 | 47 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ESE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | 163 | 62 | 80 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | 40 | 54 | 52 | 33 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 27 | — | 23 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | 40 | 85 | 359 | 556 | 514 | 595 | 1044 | 1034 | 853 | 2302 | 2513 | 440 | 1913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 129 | — | 553 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 66 | 109 | 66 | 65 | 208 | 65 | 245 | 208 | 208 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 14 | 77 | 4 | 7 |
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