Surf Forecasts:
Noordhoek surf forecast from 27 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 29 Jun, 5AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 2 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 12s period, SW swell with 10,556 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 27 Jun, 8PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Noordhoek this week:
The surf forecast for Noordhoek over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 27) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.1m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Noordhoek in the next 16 days are 6.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 02) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 8s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 01) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sat 27th Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Mon 29th Jun) | 15ft (4.5m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 21ft (6.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Noordhoek over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1712 | 1387 | 1306 | 1626 | 4481 | 10402 | 7478 | 4595 | 2740 | 2107 | 1359 | 1025 | 1584 | 2106 | 9314 | 3393 | 831 | 647 | 929 | 644 | 420 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.47m | 2:33AM1.62m | 3:05PM1.54m | 3:09AM1.65m | 3:41PM1.60m | 3:43AM1.67m | 4:15PM1.65m | 4:16AM1.68m | 4:48PM1.69m | 4:49AM1.68m | 5:21PM1.70m | 5:23AM1.65m | 5:55PM1.70m | 5:58AM1.62m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.63m | 8:53AM0.49m | 8:59PM0.58m | 9:25AM0.43m | 9:36PM0.55m | 9:57AM0.38m | 10:10PM0.52m | 10:28AM0.35m | 10:45PM0.51m | 10:59AM0.34m | 11:19PM0.51m | 11:31AM0.36m | 11:54PM0.52m | 12:04PM0.39m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 |
 | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | — | 5:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 23 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 1712 | 1387 | 1306 | 1626 | 3037 | 20 | 25 | 4595 | 2740 | 2107 | 1359 | 1025 | 275 | 138 | 61 | 43 | 831 | 390 | 929 | 644 | 420 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSW 20 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | — | E 7 | E 9 | SSW 15 | — | — | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 38 | 28 | 342 | 20 | — | 22 | 24 | 187 | — | 285 | 395 | 468 | — | — | 43 | 344 | 647 | 442 | 293 | 330 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | SW 23 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 21 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 55 | 22 | 50 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | W 4 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | W 4 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 10 | W 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 28 | 7 | 4481 | 10402 | 7478 | — | 38 | 94 | 397 | 41 | 1584 | 2106 | 9314 | 3393 | 311 | 145 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 239 | 209 | 65 | 0 | 206 | 246 | 0 | 209 | 245 | 631 | 519 | 245 | 65 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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