Noordhoek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what’s coming up for the Cape Peninsula, focusing on Noordhoek. That winter water is proper chilly at 63°, a full 4° colder than normal, so you’ll be wanting a thick steamer for this stretch.

The first surf worth getting out of bed for is on Saturday, July 5th. That Sunday morning, the 5th, has a clean little 4 ft swell from the WSW, but the real standout is Sunday afternoon. The wind goes glassy out of the west, and a long-period 3 ft groundswell from the SW rolls in. It’s small, but with clean conditions, it’ll be fun and rippable.

Monday the 6th is your best early call. Monday morning brings glassy conditions with a WNW wind and a solid 5 ft SW swell, 12-second period. The wave energy is moderate (772), and with that offshore glass, Noordhoek will be clean as a whistle. This is the pick of the first week.

Monday afternoon, the wind swings cross-on and the swell jumps to 7 ft, but it gets messy. Tuesday the 7th sees a 7 ft SW swell but with a strong 16 mph cross-off wind, so it’ll be bumpy. That same size holds through Wednesday the 8th and Thursday the 9th, but the winds are either cross or cross-off, and the wave energy gets powerful (1964–3572), but it’s just not clean enough.

By Friday the 10th and into the weekend, it’s a write-off. Strong onshore winds and poor conditions with 10 ft plus swell but a lot of chop. The period stays around 12-13 seconds, but the quality is gone. The entire week of the 11th to the 16th is a dead zone—garbage conditions with rain, big winds, and tiny or messy surf. A real low point.

Then, on Friday the 17th of July, something proper looms. Friday morning has an 12 ft SW swell, glassy NNE wind at just 3 mph. The water’s still cold, but the combo of size and clean conditions is serious. This is for experienced surfers only—well over 8 ft. The wave energy is strong to very strong (2475). Friday afternoon jumps to 13 ft, with a cross-on wind, so that morning window is the golden ticket.

Saturday the 18th still has big 10 ft to 7 ft SW swell, but the wind is cross-off, so it’ll be lumpy but rideable for experts.

Overall, the standout is Monday morning the 6th of July—that glassy 5 ft SW swell is as good as it gets for intermediate conditions. The second standout is Friday morning the 17th of July for the big-wave crew. Everything else in between is either blown out or flat.

Rusty.

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