Noordhoek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, looking at our local stretch. We’ve got a solid run of surf coming up, but it’s not all plain sailing. The first few days are where the real quality is, with clean, powerful waves setting the tone. After that, the wind turns on us for a while before things get interesting again in the second week, though with some serious size on the way.

Alright, so we kick off this Friday, the 3rd of July, with some proper juice. Noordhoek, a reef break, will have a solid 8ft swell pushing in from the SE with an 11-second period. The combined wave energy is massive at 4170 – you’ll feel the power. With a light NW offshore breeze, it’ll be clean and lined up for experienced surfers. This is your true standout. By afternoon, the wind goes glassy, and the swell lifts to 10ft from the SE at 12 seconds, energy at 2684. Perfect conditions, but this size is for the experienced crew only.

Saturday the 4th keeps that quality going. Morning has a 8ft SE swell, 12-second period, energy at 2036, with a light WNW offshore wind. Clean and punchy. Afternoon goes glassy again with a 7ft SE swell at 12 seconds – energy at 1548. Glassy conditions are a major positive, giving you a mirror-like surface.

Sunday the 5th starts to fade. Morning has 5ft from the SE, 12-second period, energy at 939, but a 20 km/h N cross-offshore wind keeps it rideable. By afternoon, it drops right off – 3ft SW swell, energy down to 427, and messy. Not worth paddling out for.

Monday the 6th sees a new pulse. Morning brings 6ft from the SW, 12-second period, energy at 1042, with glassy NW winds. That’s a clean session. Afternoon gets a 7ft SW swell, energy at 1250, but a cross-shore wind from the ENE puts ripples on the face.

Tuesday the 7th and Wednesday the 8th are all marginal. Swell stays around 7ft to 8ft from the SW, periods around 12-14 seconds, but the wind is a problem – cross-off or cross-shore and increasing. Wednesday afternoon sees a fresh 35 km/h breeze, making it messy. Not your best bet.

Then Thursday the 9th delivers another big standout. Morning brings a thumping 12ft from the SSW, 14-second period, energy at 4579, and glassy conditions with a light SE breeze. This is for experts only – perfect, powerful, and clean.

Friday the 10th and Saturday the 11th are write-offs. Swell is still big – 8ft to 10ft from the SSW – but the wind is a fresh to strong cross-onshore, making it choppy and lumpy. Poor conditions.

Sunday the 12th is a full-on blowout. Swell holds at 8ft to 10ft from the S with a very long 15-16 second period, energy over 5000, but the wind is near gale force from the ENE. This is kite-surfing territory for the area, not paddle surfing.

Monday the 13th starts to clean up. Morning has 5ft from the SSW, 13-second period, energy at 653, with a clean offshore NW breeze. A nice little window for a surf. Afternoon gets too windy again.

Tuesday the 14th is small – only 2ft from the SW – and not worth the effort.

Wednesday the 15th, a huge pulse arrives. Morning sees 13ft from the WSW, 12-second period, energy at 6449, with a strong cross-offshore wind. Afternoon hits 15ft from the SW, energy at 4816 – but the swell is predicted to be too big for this break. Hold off.

Thursday the 16th and Friday the 17th are both blown out by strong winds, with 12ft to 15ft swells creating dangerous, messy conditions.

Saturday the 18th closes with a drop in size – 7ft from the SSW, energy at 1354, with a moderate cross-offshore NNE wind. Clean enough for a session, but nothing compared to those early days.

So to sum it up: your best shots are Friday morning the 3rd and Thursday morning the 9th – both offer powerful, clean, glassy conditions for experienced surfers. Everything else has a catch.

Stay safe, stay stoked.
Rusty.

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