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The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 02 May 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.8° C
(Which is 3.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Hoek today?
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 4PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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| Energy (?) | 1867 | 1744 | 1783 | 1748 | 1572 | 1575 | 1485 | 1372 | 1205 | 1053 | 916 | 916 | 821 | 724 | 634 | 551 | 469 | 337 | 405 | 459 | 537 | 682 | 777 | 745 | 848 | 848 | 835 | 822 | 793 | 674 | 624 | 776 | 349 | 465 | 669 | 1059 | 1169 | 866 | 785 | 617 | 700 | 1030 | 1162 | 1256 | 1216 | 1022 | 1022 | 988 | 674 | 986 | 1399 | 1376 | 1886 | 2343 | 2094 | 1948 | 1736 | 1440 | 1283 | 1138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross | on | cross- on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:57PM 1.23 | 7:21AM 1.13 | 8:13PM 1.14 | 8:49AM 1.03 | 9:47PM 1.12 | 10:30AM 1.02 | 11:08PM 1.17 | 11:44AM 1.07 | 12:03AM 1.24 | 12:34PM 1.14 | 12:43AM 1.31 | 1:12PM 1.21 | 1:16AM 1.37 | 1:44PM 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:37PM 0.33 | 1:13AM 0.46 | 1:42PM 0.46 | 2:43AM 0.55 | 3:11PM 0.54 | 4:29AM 0.55 | 4:42PM 0.53 | 5:45AM 0.48 | 5:47PM 0.49 | 6:34AM 0.40 | 6:34PM 0.43 | 7:11AM 0.32 | 7:11PM 0.38 | 7:42AM 0.26 | 7:43PM 0.34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | Friday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - |
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| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
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