
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Hoek today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 23s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 12AM is: 1.4m 22s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 23s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
620 | 875 | 1528 | 2460 | 3370 | 3302 | 3122 | 2220 | 1978 | 1664 | 1460 | 1441 | 1402 | 1550 | 1471 | 1380 | 1247 | 745 | 630 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.12m | 11:38AM1.11m | 00:03AM1.20m | 12:46PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57PM0.59m | 5:14AM0.48m | 5:54PM0.50m | 6:31AM0.36m | 7:02PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 23 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
173 | 661 | 1528 | 2460 | 3370 | 3302 | 3122 | 2220 | 1978 | 1664 | 1460 | 1441 | 1402 | 1550 | 1471 | 1380 | 1247 | 745 | 630 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 12 | S 12 |
38 | 38 | 83 | 23 | 169 | 307 | 237 | 192 | 165 | 165 | 105 | 73 | 32 | 69 | 11 | 78 | 52 | 359 | 353 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 25 | SW 12 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | W 19 | SE 10 |
162 | 39 | 35 | 39 | 76 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
620 | 875 | 517 | 463 | 205 | 736 | 537 | 456 | 456 | 393 | 274 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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