Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Hoek today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 3AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sun 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 456 | 464 | 637 | 491 | 527 | 418 | 459 | 445 | 398 | 350 | 264 | 224 | 198 | 194 | 165 | 208 | 269 | 390 | 393 | 341 | 322 | 224 | 187 | 208 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:57PM1.40m | 5:01AM1.33m | 5:31PM1.40m | 5:36AM1.30m | 6:06PM1.39m | 6:14AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.32m | 11:12AM0.21m | 11:38PM0.33m | 11:44AM0.24m | 00:16AM0.35m | 12:19PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 456 | 464 | 366 | 491 | 371 | 328 | 294 | 357 | 271 | 303 | 264 | 196 | 134 | 103 | 91 | 90 | 269 | 390 | 393 | 317 | 264 | 223 | 187 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 9 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 77 | 155 | 116 | 486 | 527 | 418 | 459 | 13 | 21 | 31 | 263 | 224 | 198 | 194 | 75 | 208 | 37 | 262 | 262 | 341 | 322 | 224 | 176 | 208 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 8 | W 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 19 | SSE 9 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SSE 13 | WSW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 70 | 50 | 81 | 36 | 61 | 40 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 27 | 111 | 148 | 130 | 165 | 67 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 69 | 92 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 7 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — |
| kJ | 164 | 133 | 637 | 98 | 98 | 92 | 81 | 445 | 398 | 350 | — | 220 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 66 | 264 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 349 | 213 | 186 | 66 | 93 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 |
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