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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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Hoek today?
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 9PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
1377 | 991 | 757 | 699 | 623 | 573 | 1042 | 1949 | 2127 | 2280 | 2370 | 2795 | 2596 | 2243 | 1887 | 1597 | 1278 | 1098 | 900 | 943 | 799 | 700 | 659 | 578 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:30PM1.39m | 1:39AM1.59m | 2:14PM1.47m | 2:23AM1.65m | 2:57PM1.52m | 3:08AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.22m | 8:04AM0.02m | 8:13PM0.15m | 8:47AM-0.04m | 8:58PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | |
— | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
1377 | 991 | 757 | 597 | 521 | 573 | 1042 | 1949 | 2127 | 2280 | 2068 | 2795 | 2596 | 2243 | 1887 | 1597 | 1278 | 1098 | 900 | 943 | 799 | 700 | 659 | 578 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 13 | S 11 | S 11 |
593 | 626 | 718 | 699 | 623 | 506 | 500 | 375 | 414 | 573 | 2370 | 1822 | 1556 | 1370 | 1329 | 1196 | 1028 | 833 | 469 | 469 | 393 | 3 | 242 | 233 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
61 | 123 | 120 | 107 | 295 | 510 | 303 | 439 | 566 | 815 | 657 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 67 | 61 | 48 | 53 | 52 | 520 | 47 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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