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Noordhoek surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 547 | 945 | 2736 | 3670 | 6039 | 5443 | 4915 | 4082 | 3798 | 3153 | 2834 | 2536 | 2294 | 2032 | 1860 | 1539 | 1422 | 1771 | 2201 | 2572 | 2397 | 2269 | 2306 | 2269 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:10PM 1.31 | 10:54AM 1.53 | 11:28PM 1.32 | 11:59AM 1.56 | 12:32AM 1.38 | 12:50PM 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:06AM 0.82 | 5:42PM 0.83 | 5:26AM 0.82 | 6:41PM 0.77 | 6:28AM 0.78 | 7:25PM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
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