Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Hoek today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 2AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 326 | 517 | 326 | 277 | 440 | 440 | 398 | 386 | 342 | 336 | 331 | 241 | 227 | 216 | 209 | 169 | 167 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:38PM1.61m | 5:03AM1.44m | 5:17PM1.51m | 5:45AM1.33m | 6:02PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.06m | 11:03AM0.18m | 11:35PM0.17m | 11:46AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 5 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 290 | 326 | 222 | 150 | 277 | 440 | 440 | 398 | 386 | 342 | 336 | 331 | 241 | 227 | 216 | 209 | 169 | 45 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 70 | — | 321 | 326 | 94 | 74 | 47 | 38 | 24 | — | 29 | 15 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 167 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SE 10 | W 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | — | — | — | W 15 | SSE 11 | NW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 96 | 96 | 159 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 52 | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | 222 | 261 | 517 | — | — | — | — | 78 | 75 | 37 | — | 3 | 13 | 29 | 59 | 90 | 54 | — | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 76 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
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