Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Hoek today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 5AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat night, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 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 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 637 | 454 | 455 | 418 | 447 | 389 | 375 | 254 | 244 | 232 | 242 | 363 | 646 | 1155 | 1378 | 1367 | 1228 | 1092 | 903 | 786 | 706 | 656 | 1093 | 1042 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:56AM1.10m | 8:36PM1.09m | 9:52AM1.08m | 10:36PM1.09m | 11:29AM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.44m | 2:08PM0.55m | 3:14AM0.52m | 4:22PM0.56m | 5:05AM0.48m | 5:55PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 637 | 454 | 455 | 418 | 447 | 389 | 375 | 254 | 244 | 226 | 242 | 363 | 646 | 1155 | 1378 | 1367 | 1228 | 1092 | 903 | 786 | 706 | 656 | 1093 | 1042 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SE 8 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 216 | 240 | 196 | 161 | 159 | 125 | 128 | 161 | 80 | 232 | 173 | 156 | 114 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 41 | 35 | 36 | 53 | 344 | 18 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | W 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 127 | 66 | 53 | 54 | 35 | 49 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 18 | 18 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 48 | 78 | 128 | 173 | 223 | 260 | 157 | 200 | 177 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 107 | 79 | 197 | 34 | 369 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 346 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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