Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Hoek today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 11PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3326 | 3859 | 3953 | 3705 | 3048 | 2681 | 2381 | 1942 | 1534 | 1261 | 1189 | 1249 | 1187 | 913 | 835 | 703 | 599 | 465 | 416 | 377 | 320 | 350 | 459 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.61m | 4:28AM1.54m | 4:55PM1.62m | 5:11AM1.48m | 5:37PM1.59m | 5:54AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25PM0.08m | 10:40AM0.02m | 11:11PM0.10m | 11:20AM0.07m | 11:55PM0.15m | 12:00PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 3326 | 3859 | 3953 | 3705 | 3048 | 2681 | 2381 | 1942 | 1534 | 1261 | 1189 | 1249 | 1187 | 913 | 835 | 703 | 599 | 465 | 416 | 377 | 320 | 350 | 459 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 31 | 55 | 51 | 72 | 136 | 187 | 295 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 40 | 36 | 75 | 123 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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