The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Hoek today (16 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 9PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jun)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (16 Jun)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (16 Jun)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tue 16					Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	186	480	558	660	781	685	404	961	792	1034	1255	1537	1949	1408	1333	2593	2391	2053	1729	1460	1247	1144	932	811
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			4:23PM1.54m				4:38AM1.52m					5:11PM1.53m				5:28AM1.44m				6:01PM1.49m				6:20AM1.33m
Low Tide	10:09AM0.02m				10:32PM0.13m				10:55AM0.06m					11:24PM0.17m				11:42AM0.13m				00:18AM0.24m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	5:44
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	15	16	14	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	14	13	14	13	13	15	15	15	16	15	14	14	14
Feels °C	6	10	11	9	8	9	8	9	11	11	10	9	9	10	7	8	11	9	9	10	9	9	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	123	480	558	660	781	685	375	961	792	1034	1255	1537	1949	1408	1266	2593	2391	2053	1729	1460	1247	1144	932	811
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 10	—	—	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 12	WSW 12	SSW 19	SW 11	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 20	SW 18	SW 17
kJ	186	16	—	—	164	112	404	37	96	37	33	388	528	1052	1333	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	50	103
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 22	—	—	SW 19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SSW 12
kJ	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	79	57
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7
kJ	172	192	197	289	198	213	210	197	160	127	223	292	173	149	122	194	126	143	160	151	151	134	144	245
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Queens Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	2	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	19	0	19	19	19	7	19	0	0	19	29	19	19	19	19	19	19	157	47	19	19	7	7	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Off The Wall	Captains	Captains	Captains	Kreefte Reef	Off The Wall	Kreefte Reef	Van Riebeek	Van Riebeek	Captains	Beach Road	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	Beach Road	Kamer Van		Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)	Beach Road	Beach Road	Beach Road	Captains	Captains
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		2	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Hell West Coast	Pastures West Coast	Pastures West Coast	Pastures West Coast	Hell West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Luna Park Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Maraa French Polynesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Albatross South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	9	7	9	6	5	5	6	6	6	6

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