Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Hoek today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 8PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 918 | 666 | 649 | 564 | 555 | 603 | 752 | 1152 | 2121 | 2056 | 1999 | 2061 | 1978 | 2344 | 2744 | 1857 | 2075 | 1982 | 2088 | 2290 | 2065 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.13m | 6:41AM1.05m | 6:54PM1.01m | 8:03AM0.98m | 8:33PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.50m | 00:19AM0.50m | 12:40PM0.62m | 1:17AM0.59m | 2:14PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 757 | 649 | 649 | 564 | 486 | 603 | 752 | 1152 | 2121 | 2056 | 1999 | 2061 | 1978 | 2344 | 2744 | 1857 | 2075 | 1982 | 2088 | 2290 | 2065 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 15 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 851 | 666 | 574 | 511 | 555 | 386 | 333 | 273 | 163 | 194 | 90 | — | 414 | 67 | — | 254 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | S 12 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 918 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 604 | 70 | 78 | 92 | 77 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 49 | 46 | 19 | 49 | 46 | 52 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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