Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Hoek today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 10AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 7 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 685 | 404 | 961 | 880 | 1034 | 1255 | 1537 | 1760 | 1613 | 1333 | 2758 | 2391 | 2185 | 1705 | 1460 | 1339 | 1127 | 1018 | 811 | 627 | 314 | 347 | 325 | 572 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:38AM1.52m | 5:11PM1.53m | 5:28AM1.44m | 6:01PM1.49m | 6:20AM1.33m | 6:53PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55AM0.06m | 11:24PM0.17m | 11:42AM0.13m | 00:18AM0.24m | 12:30PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 685 | 375 | 961 | 880 | 1034 | 1255 | 1537 | 1760 | 1613 | 1266 | 2758 | 2391 | 2185 | 1705 | 1460 | 1339 | 1127 | 1018 | 811 | 204 | 181 | 168 | 325 | 572 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 148 | 404 | 37 | 96 | 37 | 33 | 388 | 763 | 1052 | 1333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 50 | 142 | 627 | 269 | 347 | 125 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 22 | — | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 57 | 206 | 244 | 216 | 278 | 113 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 181 | 213 | 186 | 127 | 107 | 200 | 223 | 167 | 126 | 126 | 133 | 74 | 86 | 92 | 118 | 138 | 253 | 261 | 262 | 374 | 314 | 276 | 234 | 158 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 19 | 47 | 284 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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