Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 7PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 802 | 671 | 564 | 564 | 595 | 819 | 999 | 1499 | 3196 | 4215 | 7412 | 6373 | 5102 | 4446 | 3909 | 3284 | 2667 | 2954 | 2924 | 2666 | 2703 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:01PM1.37m | 00:22AM1.31m | 12:48PM1.52m | 1:06AM1.45m | 1:23PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM0.85m | 6:29AM0.75m | 7:13PM0.69m | 7:09AM0.62m | 7:43PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 802 | 671 | 564 | 564 | 595 | 819 | 999 | 1499 | 2233 | 70 | 55 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 35 | 10 | 37 | 28 | 108 | 103 | 101 | 81 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 11 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 9 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 85 | 17 | 13 | 57 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 63 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 3196 | 4215 | 7412 | 6373 | 5102 | 4446 | 3909 | 3284 | 2667 | 2954 | 2924 | 2666 | 2703 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 246 | 38 | 65 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 65 | 14 | 208 | 65 | 208 | 208 | 208 | 206 | 206 |
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