Noordhoek surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
5.5
SW
12
8.5
WSW
14
7
SW
14
7
SW
14
6
SW
14
6
SW
14
5
SW
14
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
12
6
SW
12
6.5
SW
12
7
SW
12
7
SW
13
7
SW
13
6
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
50
NW
60
NW
55
WNW
35
W
35
W
45
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
25
W
40
W
45
W
50
W
55
W
55
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
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
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
4.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
1.1
N
6
0.5
N
6
6.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
14
5
SW
13
4
SW
12
Energy kJ
5424
3781
85
19
17195
10130
9680
8019
3912
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
2.3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
37
37
37
50
35
1793
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
16
16
18
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
5
2
NNW
6
3.5
WSW
12
5.5
SW
12
8.5
WSW
14
7
SW
14
7
SW
14
6
SW
14
6
SW
14
4
WSW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
12
6
SW
12
6.5
SW
12
7
SW
12
7
SW
13
7
SW
13
6
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
Energy 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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
9
2
9
9
5
8
4
3
5
3
4
4
7
2
4
4
9
6
5
2
3
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
6
9
9
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
9
2
9
9
5
9
9
6
9
5
6
4
7
4
5
5
9
9
5
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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