Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Hoek today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 8AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1169 | 1207 | 1118 | 1200 | 1363 | 1583 | 1703 | 1972 | 1942 | 1912 | 1671 | 1559 | 1494 | 1387 | 3445 | 3420 | 3275 | 3517 | 3434 | 3083 | 2778 | 2598 | 2241 | 2983 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:52AM1.14m | 8:20PM1.31m | 9:00AM1.10m | 9:26PM1.29m | 10:20AM1.10m | 10:42PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.39m | 1:48PM0.41m | 2:50AM0.40m | 2:52PM0.46m | 4:04AM0.39m | 4:12PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1169 | 1207 | 1118 | 1200 | 1363 | 1583 | 1703 | 1972 | 1942 | 1912 | 1671 | 1559 | 1494 | 1387 | 3445 | 3420 | 3275 | 3517 | 3434 | 3083 | 2778 | 2598 | 2241 | 2983 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | S 11 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 344 | 335 | 287 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 114 | 244 | 241 | 540 | 694 | 861 | 1078 | 1225 | — | 64 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 24 | SW 23 | WSW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 46 | 73 | 154 | 241 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 49 | 326 | 19 | 19 |
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