Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Hoek today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 9AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, near gales from the SE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1573 | 1301 | 1116 | 853 | 861 | 1764 | 1236 | 1236 | 1655 | 1624 | 1435 | 1151 | 1261 | 1299 | 1131 | 887 | 876 | 765 | 808 | 635 | 500 | 620 | 899 | 778 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:48AM1.20m | 7:10PM1.27m | 7:56AM1.08m | 8:30PM1.15m | 9:46AM1.03m | 10:28PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.30m | 12:46PM0.40m | 1:38AM0.42m | 1:55PM0.53m | 3:14AM0.51m | 3:57PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 23 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 1573 | 1301 | 1116 | 853 | 598 | 419 | 387 | 322 | 260 | 252 | 183 | 140 | 97 | 93 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 94 | 68 | 123 | 118 | 111 | 266 | 778 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | W 16 | W 14 | W 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 175 | 220 | 202 | 185 | 5 | 93 | 110 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 18 | 34 | 34 | 34 | — | 58 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 24 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 7 | 58 | 39 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 861 | 1764 | 1236 | 1236 | 1655 | 1624 | 1435 | 1151 | 1261 | 1299 | 1131 | 887 | 876 | 765 | 808 | 635 | 500 | 620 | 899 | 721 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 1008 | 197 | 1008 | 1060 | 1436 | 1317 | 1304 | 3888 | 2736 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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