Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 12AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1817 | 1609 | 1551 | 1551 | 1659 | 1606 | 1657 | 1982 | 2392 | 2457 | 2884 | 3031 | 2752 | 2418 | 2344 | 2254 | 2294 | 2574 | 2831 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.75m | 6:44AM1.55m | 7:09PM1.62m | 7:17AM1.41m | 7:47PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.49m | 12:39PM0.47m | 1:11AM0.62m | 1:11PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1817 | 1609 | 1551 | 1551 | 1659 | 1589 | 1657 | 1982 | 2392 | 2457 | 2884 | 3031 | 2752 | 2418 | 2344 | 2254 | 60 | 60 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 286 | 281 | 275 | 225 | 173 | 167 | 125 | 125 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 87 | 63 | 61 | 60 | — | — | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 69 | — | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1256 | 1606 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2294 | 2574 | 2831 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 206 | 206 | 206 |
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