Noordhoek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, to be honest – some real firepower coming through, but you’ll have to work around some gnarly wind and a few flat spells. The first few days are pretty average, but if you’re patient, there’s a couple of absolute standouts waiting for you.

We start off this Tuesday (July 7th) with a messy picture at Noordhoek. Swell is around 7ft from the SW, with a solid 12-second period, giving us good energy (1188). Problem is, the wind is cross-off from the WSW at 16 mph, which is cleanish but that’s a stiff breeze. The afternoon goes cross-shore and the surface gets a bit bumpy. Wednesday and Thursday keep pumping with bigger swell – up to 10ft on Wednesday afternoon and even 12ft on Thursday afternoon – but those are attached to a fresh breeze from the WSW. The wave energy is building right up (4128 on Thursday arvo), but with that wind, the quality is only marginal. It’s big, unruly, and really only for the experienced crew.

Then we hit a proper lull. Friday the 10th is a fleeting glimmer – we get a 13ft SSW swell with a very long 14-second period, and the wind drops to 3 mph in the morning. That’s a serious combination of power (5343) and clean conditions, but the report calls it marginal due to tide. Still, that’s your first real window for a decent wave if you can read the banks. After that, things go south. From Saturday the 11th right through to Tuesday the 14th, we have a run of poor or no surf – a solid 4-5 day gap with very weak energy, mostly choppy cross-onshore junk, and scores of zero. Not worth paddling out.

That calm stretch breaks on Wednesday the 15th. A new WSW swell hits 10ft, but the period is a short 8 seconds. Combined energy is moderate (1027). The morning has clean cross-off wind, but by the afternoon, the wind is screaming at 34 mph. That’s a skip. Thursday the 16th keeps the 10ft SW swell going with a better 11-second period, but the wind remains strong. That’s still expert-only territory, and the quality isn’t there.

Now, here’s the real standout. Saturday the 18th is your golden ticket. Swell drops a touch to 8ft from the SW, but the period is a lovely 13 seconds, and the combined energy is a solid 2158. The wind in the afternoon goes completely glassy. That’s the word: glassy. 3 mph from the NW. This is excellent surf for experienced surfers – clean, powerful lines, and the wind is absolutely perfect. Then Sunday the 19th morning is the other standout. Swell picks back up to 10ft from the SW, 12-second period, 2572 energy, and a light offshore breeze from the NNE at 6 mph. That’s a clean, hollow morning for the crew who know what they’re doing. Crowds are likely here, so get there early.

After that, the surf fades. Monday the 20th has some leftover S swell at 4ft with a very long 14-second period, but it’s weak (876) and cross-shore. The final days (21st and 22nd) drop off to barely a ripple – 2ft and 4ft, with strong winds and poor conditions. The run dries up.

So, to wrap it up: the best windows are Friday morning the 10th for a sneaky big, clean session if you can catch the tide, and then the absolute highlight is Saturday the 18th afternoon and Sunday the 19th morning. That’s where you want to be. The rest is either too windy, too weak, or a big, messy close-out.

Stay safe out there.

Rusty

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