Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Hoek today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 10PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8333 | 7907 | 7806 | 7110 | 6123 | 5759 | 5413 | 5297 | 5359 | 3221 | 4309 | 5726 | 5413 | 4716 | 3913 | 3195 | 2726 | 2887 | 3299 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:54AM1.29m | 1:13PM1.46m | 1:37AM1.39m | 1:50PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:52PM0.30m | 7:02AM0.26m | 7:34PM0.17m | 7:41AM0.18m | 8:11PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 8333 | 7907 | 7806 | 7110 | 6123 | 5759 | 5413 | 5297 | 5359 | 3221 | 4309 | 5726 | 5413 | 4716 | 3913 | 3195 | 2726 | 2887 | 3299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2126 | 2602 | 936 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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