Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Hoek today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 1AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3657 | 2987 | 2580 | 2281 | 2214 | 1607 | 1697 | 1462 | 1789 | 1866 | 1866 | 1731 | 1488 | 1269 | 1193 | 1007 | 808 | 997 | 604 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:19AM1.11m | 1:10PM1.09m | 1:14AM1.17m | 1:54PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.61m | 6:59AM0.47m | 7:15PM0.54m | 7:44AM0.39m | 7:59PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 3657 | 2987 | 2580 | 2281 | 2214 | 1607 | 1697 | 1462 | 1789 | 1866 | 1866 | 1731 | 1488 | 1269 | 1193 | 1007 | 808 | 997 | 604 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | WSW 14 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1243 | 1222 | 7 | 577 | 312 | 402 | 40 | — | — | — | 103 | 258 | 283 | 412 | 434 | 357 | 465 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 12 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | — | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 35 | — | 179 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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