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Noordhoek surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 20 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
21.5° C
 (Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 5AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111110101010101313131212121212121212121216
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)98191389784484682569760361565913061189102894886478285081670687890888511551933
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
20
ENE
0
NE
0
SSW
10
WSW
20
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43AM
1.89
4:48PM
1.86
5:14AM
1.92
5:20PM
1.85
5:46AM
1.93
5:54PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:26PM
0.34
10:44AM
0.46
10:56PM
0.32
11:16AM
0.44
11:26PM
0.32
11:50AM
0.45
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---5:26-------5:26-------5:26----
Sunset------7:30-------7:29-------7:29-
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191818192120201919191818212222212120192021222220
Feels °C (?)171515171817171617171615181817182022212120171616
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