Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Hoek today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 23s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 5PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 24s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 23s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 19 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 876 | 1113 | 541 | 947 | 1414 | 1850 | 1922 | 2184 | 2223 | 2019 | 2238 | 2293 | 2037 | 1652 | 1985 | 1977 | 3307 | 2929 | 2379 | 2007 | 2049 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:32PM1.51m | 2:47AM1.53m | 3:14PM1.62m | 3:29AM1.56m | 3:52PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.10m | 8:44PM0.13m | 9:02AM0.02m | 9:27PM0.05m | 9:40AM-0.01m | 10:08PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 876 | 1113 | 541 | 335 | 280 | 1850 | 1922 | 2184 | 2223 | 2019 | 2238 | 2293 | 2037 | 1652 | 1517 | 1977 | 3307 | 2929 | 2379 | 2007 | 2049 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 | SW 22 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNW 6 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 40 | 381 | 947 | 1414 | 207 | 154 | 105 | 69 | 162 | 40 | 8 | 558 | 1418 | 1985 | 1070 | 180 | 153 | 127 | 20 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 26 | SW 25 | WSW 10 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — |
| kJ | 27 | 162 | 20 | — | 251 | 211 | 169 | 140 | 87 | 18 | 65 | — | 8 | 8 | 48 | 28 | — | — | 14 | 21 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 187 | 489 | 242 | 343 | 608 | 493 | 433 | 375 | — | 224 | — | 46 | 71 | 77 | 385 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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