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The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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The Hoek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Hoek today?
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 1PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | |
120 | 221 | 254 | 548 | 417 | 464 | 1693 | 2443 | 2584 | 2584 | 1527 | 1158 | 939 | 834 | 738 | 751 | 865 | 865 | 766 | 867 | 1114 | 1095 | 1136 | 1012 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.16m | 00:30AM1.34m | 1:00PM1.24m | 1:11AM1.42m | 1:38PM1.31m | 1:45AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09AM0.40m | 6:16PM0.40m | 6:58AM0.30m | 7:02PM0.33m | 7:36AM0.21m | 7:39PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | |
— | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:07 | |
— | — | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
12 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 13 | NW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 |
120 | 221 | 254 | 55 | 417 | 104 | 253 | 6 | 2584 | 2584 | 1527 | 900 | 792 | 834 | 738 | 751 | 865 | 865 | 766 | 867 | 1114 | 1095 | 1136 | 1012 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | S 15 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | NW 12 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
27 | 38 | 29 | 18 | 58 | 93 | 6 | — | — | 694 | 792 | 1158 | 939 | 713 | 572 | 505 | 385 | 328 | 328 | 265 | 260 | 249 | 241 | 241 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | NW 12 | SW 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
41 | 20 | 76 | 6 | 54 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 39 | 11 | 40 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 8 | — | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 5 | — |
20 | 66 | 87 | 548 | — | 464 | 1693 | 2443 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 47 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 186 | 4 | 347 | 462 | 158 | 1005 | 157 | 157 | 34 | 6 | 1605 | 1883 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 52 | 157 | 19 | 7 | 0 |
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