
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Hoek today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 7AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
887 | 828 | 729 | 718 | 716 | 603 | 532 | 1042 | 1804 | 2141 | 1858 | 1697 | 1583 | 1545 | 1379 | 1144 | 1031 | 1013 | 869 | 722 | 533 | 320 | 354 | 303 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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 | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:40AM1.26m | 7:05PM1.19m | 7:59AM1.19m | 8:36PM1.09m | 9:34AM1.18m | 10:18PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:19AM0.29m | 12:53PM0.42m | 1:27AM0.41m | 2:24PM0.50m | 2:58AM0.48m | 4:12PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
887 | 828 | 729 | 718 | 716 | 603 | 472 | 1042 | 1804 | 2141 | 1858 | 1697 | 1583 | 1545 | 1379 | 1144 | 1031 | 1013 | 869 | 722 | 533 | 320 | 354 | 303 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 11 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 |
82 | 79 | 76 | 2 | 67 | 218 | 532 | 350 | 105 | 72 | 102 | 71 | 71 | 60 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 16 | W 16 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 65 | 65 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
22 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 35 | 62 | 57 | 43 | 29 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 80 | 229 | 248 | 229 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 52 | 106 | 346 | 346 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 346 | 52 | 52 | 46 | 44 | 0 | 19 | 158 | 408 | 408 | 79 | 19 |
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