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The Hoek Surf Forecast
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The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 14 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at The Hoek today?
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 7PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 506 | 478 | 577 | 560 | 552 | 552 | 424 | 418 | 335 | 324 | 819 | 683 | 1058 | 777 | 1933 | 4879 | 5446 | 5774 | 6232 | 5781 | 4668 | 3641 | 2953 | 2359 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:43AM 1.08 | 10:33PM 1.04 | 11:22AM 1.16 | 11:57PM 1.12 | 12:22PM 1.27 | 12:48AM 1.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:21PM 0.57 | 4:57AM 0.52 | 5:53PM 0.47 | 6:07AM 0.44 | 6:47PM 0.36 | 6:53AM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Continuing clean conditions at The Hoek (calm at Meadowridge wx 11 km from The Hoek). 1.2m 14s groundswell from the SW with a 1.2m 6s windswell, also from the SW and a 0.3m 14s groundswell, also from the WNW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 h 37 min ago
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