Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Hoek today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 6AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1531 | 1272 | 1126 | 2550 | 2745 | 2586 | 875 | 784 | 606 | 512 | 489 | 395 | 415 | 526 | 572 | 289 | 270 | 245 | 300 | 661 | 596 | 286 | 326 | 569 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:18AM1.54m | 3:29PM1.68m | 3:51AM1.55m | 4:02PM1.67m | 4:26AM1.51m | 4:38PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19AM0.06m | 9:45PM-0.02m | 9:51AM0.06m | 10:19PM-0.00m | 10:26AM0.10m | 10:55PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1531 | 1272 | 1126 | — | 938 | 1643 | 875 | 784 | 606 | 512 | 489 | 395 | 389 | 309 | 274 | 132 | 243 | 174 | 153 | 270 | 249 | 286 | 326 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | WSW 13 | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 142 | — | 277 | — | 5 | 10 | 24 | 222 | 76 | 74 | 121 | 109 | 215 | 47 | — | 321 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 14 | WSW 11 | — | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | 184 | 115 | — | — | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 115 | 255 | 358 | 2550 | 2745 | 2586 | 390 | 363 | 397 | 403 | 415 | 365 | 415 | 526 | 572 | 289 | 270 | 245 | 300 | 661 | 596 | 249 | 316 | 569 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 253 | 346 | 346 | 197 | 464 | 346 | 326 | 34 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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