Noordhoek surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today?

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 11PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)10ft (3.0m)17s

Table - waves today at Noordhoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
3
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
3
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
987
4554
5914
5527
4832
3651
3685
3102
3010
3247
2936
2966
2928
3275
3535
3307
2494
1853
1511
1291
1176
952
701
590
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
W
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
5
NW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:07PM1.73m
3:17AM1.91m
3:36PM1.76m
3:45AM1.90m
4:05PM1.76m
4:13AM1.86m
Low Tide
9:03PM0.40m
9:30AM0.34m
9:31PM0.38m
9:56AM0.33m
9:58PM0.40m
10:22AM0.35m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:52
6:52
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5:37
5:36
5:35
5:34
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
16
21
22
21
20
20
20
20
18
23
26
14
15
14
13
13
11
14
15
14
16
15
14
13
13
19
19
18
19
19
20
21
17
20
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
3
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
Energy kJ
987
4554
5914
5527
4832
3651
3685
3102
3010
3247
2936
2966
2928
3275
3535
3307
2494
1853
1511
1291
1176
952
701
590
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.7
S
16
0.2
E
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
14
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
Energy kJ
387
291
183
128
69
38
38
24
17
8
237
7
17
118
116
138
202
396
376
418
403
338
338
284
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
19
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.7
S
12
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
466
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
8
7
3
17
17
17
9
141
106
68
38
31
50
77
93
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
Energy kJ
31
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
Distance (km)
6
6
9
6
8
7
6
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
206
14
14
6
0
0
0
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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