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Loch Ness Surf Report
★★★★☆
Swell: 1.8 m @ 6 s (ESE)
Wave height: 2.6 m
Wind: 11 km/h NE Offshore
Sea temp: 15.1 °C
Best window today: 11:00–13:00 (lightest wind)
☀️ Sun & skin — out on the water all day
Sunrise 06:58 · Sunset 17:46 · Peak UV 5
Surfers & anglers get the highest UV dose of anyone. Recommended: SPF 30+, reapply every 2 hours and after every session.
Shop SPF 30+ sunscreen →Surf/wave: Open-Meteo Marine. Sun/UV: Open-Meteo. Solunar is an approximate guide. Generated Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:50 SAST.
About Loch Ness — Surf Local Knowledge
Loch Ness sits at Noordhoek, a small residential stretch just east of Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) on the western shore of Algoa Bay. The break takes its name from the jagged line of reef rocks that surface like a spine when the swell drops, and it shares this rocky coastline with neighbouring peaks such as Noordhoek Rights and the hollow left at Rocky's.
This is an exposed reef break, working mainly as a right-hander over a shallow rocky shelf. It favours a south to south-west groundswell in the head-high to overhead range, cleaned up by an offshore north-west wind, and comes into its own through the winter months, June often being the pick. It handles most tides but a low pushing to mid is generally best. Best suited to intermediate and advanced surfers; watch for exposed rocks, sea urchins, rip currents and the ever-present chance of sharks.