Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 5AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 309 | 264 | 224 | 224 | 180 | 308 | 328 | 488 | 721 | 2558 | 3172 | 1395 | 2039 | 3082 | 2930 | 1904 | 1069 | 1069 | 1537 | 2508 | 1534 | 1439 | 1298 | 1094 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:36AM1.71m | 5:52PM1.77m | 6:03AM1.59m | 6:19PM1.63m | 6:32AM1.46m | 6:48PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.34m | 11:31AM0.36m | 11:55PM0.45m | 11:58AM0.48m | 00:23AM0.58m | 12:27PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1344 | 1369 | 1158 | 941 | 764 | 658 | 551 | 488 | 400 | 346 | 296 | 1336 | 2039 | 3082 | 2930 | 1904 | 1069 | 1069 | 1537 | 2508 | 1534 | 1439 | 1298 | 1094 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | S 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 309 | 264 | 224 | 224 | 180 | 308 | 328 | 467 | 264 | 2 | 410 | 250 | 250 | 204 | 204 | 196 | 223 | 196 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 170 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | ENE 10 | E 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 19 | 11 | 30 | 51 | 95 | 88 | 197 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 496 | 528 | 320 | 208 | 233 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 21 | — | — | 25 | 42 | — | — | — | 721 | 2558 | 3172 | 1395 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 279 | 223 | 184 | 182 | 290 | 431 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 207 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 261 | 209 | 206 | 66 | 7 | 246 | 246 | 206 | 145 | 38 | 109 | 124 | 264 | 6 | 264 |
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