Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Hoek today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 11PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 710 | 610 | 610 | 485 | 716 | 1253 | 1776 | 1371 | 3233 | 3212 | 2888 | 2482 | 2140 | 1855 | 1550 | 1262 | 1029 | 1014 | 827 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:25PM1.69m | 3:44AM1.55m | 3:58PM1.68m | 4:16AM1.51m | 4:29PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM-0.01m | 9:48AM0.03m | 10:15PM0.01m | 10:19AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 710 | 575 | 467 | 386 | 716 | 1253 | 1776 | 1067 | 3233 | 3212 | 2888 | 2482 | 2140 | 1855 | 1550 | 1262 | 1029 | 1014 | 827 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | — | — | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | 34 | 76 | 248 | 237 | — | — | 1371 | — | — | — | — | — | 212 | 172 | 163 | — | 188 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 34 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | 686 | 610 | 610 | 485 | 390 | 330 | 301 | 581 | 559 | 393 | 327 | 302 | 260 | 611 | 545 | 519 | 199 | 668 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 408 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 346 | 346 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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