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Noordhoek surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.8° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 5PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
5424 | 3781 | 3691 | 9192 | 28528 | 21078 | 18914 | 12954 | 12611 | 9680 | 8019 | 7133 | 6669 | 9446 | 11797 | 15210 | 16893 | 17013 | 12736 | 9596 | 7662 | 5983 | 4927 | 3912 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:24AM1.32m | 11:59PM1.55m | 12:27PM1.43m | 00:49AM1.69m | 1:16PM1.56m | 1:33AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29PM0.74m | 6:30AM0.68m | 6:28PM0.63m | 7:15AM0.53m | 7:16PM0.51m | 7:55AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 |
 kJ | 5424 | 3781 | 85 | 19 | 17195 | — | — | — | 10130 | 9680 | 8019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3912 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 37 | 50 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 1793 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 6 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | 42 | 275 | 3691 | 9192 | 28528 | 21078 | 18914 | 12954 | 12611 | — | 5169 | 7133 | 6669 | 9446 | 11797 | 15210 | 16893 | 17013 | 12736 | 9596 | 7662 | 5983 | 4927 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 365 | 386 | 65 | 443 | 246 | 322 | 208 | 65 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 239 | 276 | 369 | 294 | 606 | 661 | 661 | 65 | 208 | 65 | 14 | 7 |
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