Noordhoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.65° E

Issued: 7 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Noordhoek sea temperature is

17.3°C

Noordhoek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Noordhoek today (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Noordhoek at 12PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (16 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (16 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.
	Friday 16							Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	2	0	1	0	1	2	2	2	1	1	3	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	4	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2696	2281	2000	1626	1407	1188	1298	805	723	734	865	1234	1578	2114	2254	1978	1852	1565	1276	1693	1693	1721	1709
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		6:07AM1.51m				6:11PM1.49m				6:47AM1.39m				6:46PM1.34m				7:57AM1.28m					8:05PM1.20m
Low Tide				12:00PM0.68m				00:23AM0.67m				12:38PM0.83m				1:07AM0.79m				1:44PM0.97m


	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	2	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	22	24	21	20	18	18	17	18	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	19	18	17
Feels °C	18	17	21	24	19	20	13	15	14	16	16	16	14	17	15	16	15	15	15	16	19	19	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	E 5	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13
kJ	2696	2281	2000	1626	1407	1188	27	805	723	734	865	1234	1578	2114	2254	1978	1852	1565	1276	1693	1693	1721	1709
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	—	E 8	—	ENE 5	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 9	E 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSW 13	ENE 9	E 7	E 8	E 7
kJ	76	74	—	50	—	42	33	66	50	24	38	37	24	36	55	77	80	62	342	43	69	36	352
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	WSW 11	WSW 11	ENE 6	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	SSW 14	E 9	ENE 9	SE 6	—	S 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	34	—	41	40	12	—	—	37	—	—	—	—	145	40	59	39	—	54
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 8	—	ENE 8	—	SW 12	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	ESE 7	E 8
kJ	—	—	69	—	112	—	1298	100	123	131	106	—	—	—	—	—	—	73	148	137	—	154	566
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Noordhoek Eastern Cape (S)	Kellys Beach Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	3	2	3	3	1	1	2	1	3	3	2	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	3
Distance (km)	4	4	6	6	66	6	65	65	6	6	6	7	66	6	7	129	145	145	264	206	66	0	109
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Magna Tubes	Sea Vista	Leftovers	Mtati	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Super Tubes	Magna Tubes	Super Tubes	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	East Pier (Port Alfred)	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Mtati	Mtati			Leftovers	Magna Tubes	Mtati
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3			4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Van Riebeek Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	East Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Kamer Van Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	7	4	4	4	7	5

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