Noordhoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.65° E

Noordhoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Noordhoek sea temperature is
16.9°C
2.2° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 4PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
1.5
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
7
2.3
SW
7
2
SW
8
2.4
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
389
270
213
167
667
227
238
312
466
480
1044
1005
948
768
1324
1141
1121
974
974
828
808
822
718
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNE
15
W
40
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:12AM1.83m
4:30PM1.94m
4:42AM1.85m
4:59PM1.95m
5:12AM1.82m
5:31PM1.92m
Low Tide
10:16AM0.20m
10:37PM0.24m
10:44AM0.19m
11:06PM0.24m
11:13AM0.22m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
5
1
Temp °C
27
26
27
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
22
22
24
12
12
14
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
14
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