Noordhoek

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Noordhoek

Total population

3,000

Elevation12 m

Land area29.05 km²

WeatherAvg high 67°F

Coordinates-34.10°, 18.38°

Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Noordhoek is a seaside town in the Western Cape, South Africa, located below Chapman's Peak on the west coast of the Cape Peninsula and is approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) to the south of Cape Town. The name "Noordhoek" was taken from Dutch and literally means "north corner". It was given this name in 1743 as being the northern corner of the Slangkop farm. The first permanent resident of European origin is Jaco Malan who built his house there. In 1857, the region was divided into six plots, most of which were bought by a single family, that of the de Villiers. Noordhoek has seen substantial development over the past decades, from a small farming community in to a well established suburb. It is best known for its shoreline and its long, wide, sandy beach, which stretches south to the neighbouring village of Kommetjie, which both offer highly held Surfing locations. Near the southern end of this beach is the wreck of the steamship "Kakapo", which ran aground in 1900, when the captain mistook Chapman's Peak for the Cape of Good Hope and put the helm over to port.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Matthew Booth

South African footballer

Richard Stanley

Horror film director and screenwriter

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Emile Baron

Association footballer

J

John Wiley

South African cricketer (1927-1987)

Charlie van Renen

South African rugby union player

C

Colin Banton

English cricketer

J

Jack Plimsoll

South African cricketer (1917-1999)

Jeremy Loops

South African singer, songwriter, and record producer

Robert Loftus Owen Versfeld

South African rugby union player and administrator

H

Hal Shaper

South African songwriter

N

Nerine Desmond

South African artist

B

Byron Munton

South African cyclist

W

William Wiley

South African cricketer (1931-1999)

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Nadia Tromp

South African architect

YoungstaCPT

South African rapper

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Zoe Gail

South African-born American actress (1920-2020)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Western Cape

• Masiphumelele
  1.9 mi away
• Hout Bay
  4.4 mi away · pop. 17,900
• Pine Haven
  5.9 mi away
• Simon's Town
  6.9 mi away · pop. 7,000
• Redhill Informal Settlement
  7 mi away
• Cape Town
  12.2 mi away · pop. 3,740,026
• Mitchells Plain
  14.1 mi away · pop. 400,000
• Elsiesriver
  16.8 mi away · pop. 85,000
• Milnerton
  16.8 mi away · pop. 80,000
• Khayelitsha
  17 mi away · pop. 330,000
• Parow
  18.2 mi away · pop. 80,000
• Blue Downs
  19.5 mi away · pop. 150,000

Browse all places in Western Cape →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Goodhope Glad

Gladiolus merianellus

Seen 2026-07-11

Corianderleaf Storksbill

Pelargonium myrrhifolium coriandrifolium

Seen 2026-07-11

Mountain Sunspurge

Heliophila scoparia

Seen 2026-07-11

Lazybush

Oftia africana

Seen 2026-07-11

blackwood

Acacia melanoxylon

Seen 2026-07-10

Cape Tulip

Moraea collina

Seen 2026-07-10

Autumn Bobbejaantjie

Babiana villosula

Seen 2026-07-10

Common Striped Hawkmoth

Hippotion eson

Seen 2026-07-09

calla lily

Zantedeschia aethiopica

Seen 2026-07-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Noordhoek, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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