Noordhoek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again.

We've got a mixed bag for the next couple of weeks, all centered on Noordhoek, a reef break that's got some real potential. But it's going to take a little patience to get to the good stuff.

Things kick off on Monday morning, August 24th. There's a decent 7ft SW swell with a 12-second pulse, and early it looks clean with a light cross-off breeze. You can feel the energy in the water – reading about 1105. The water temp is a frigid 60°F, which is a full 7° colder than normal, so you'll need a thick wetsuit. That Monday morning window is the standout of these first few days. After that, the wind shifts onshore and it gets messy.

Tuesday the 25th sees the swell bump up to a solid 10ft from the SW, with a long 16-second period. The energy jumps to 4645. The morning looks clean again, but that's getting into expert-only territory – a lot of water moving around. The afternoon gets sloppy again.

Then we hit a rough patch. From Wednesday the 26th right through to the end of the month, the wind turns ugly, mostly cross-onshore and strong. The swell stays big, but it's a blown-out mess. There's a tiny window on Saturday the 29th morning with a 2ft swell and clean conditions, but it's tiny and inconsistent. Then a bump on Sunday the 30th morning with 6ft swell and clean wind, but the period drops to a weak 8 seconds.

Here's where it gets interesting. We have a proper standout window starting September 1st. Tuesday the 1st morning looks excellent for experienced surfers: a solid 6ft SSW swell with a long 14-second period, combined energy of 1411, and clean conditions with a light offshore breeze.

But the real gem is Wednesday morning, September 2nd. The forecast is for a 13ft SW swell (13-second period), with an energy reading of 5123, and the wind is forecast to be glassy – absolute flat calm. That combination of size, power, and perfection is rare. It’s a big day, definitely for experienced surfers only, but that's the session to aim for.

The following week is touch and go. Big swells keep rolling through, but the wind is often too strong, like on the 3rd and 4th of September, where a 16ft swell gets blasted by gale-force winds. The wind eases by the 6th, leaving clean conditions but dropping swell. We finish on Tuesday the 8th of September with another promising session: a 8ft S swell with a very long 16-second period, good energy (4555), and a light offshore breeze.

To sum it up: Wednesday morning, September 2nd is the absolute standout – glassy, huge, and powerful, but experts only. The Tuesday morning of September 1st and the morning of September 8th are your best bets for solid, clean surf.

Because this is a reef and it'll draw a crowd when it's good, expect company on those choice sessions.

Rusty.

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