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The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
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The Hoek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Hoek today?
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 1AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
502 | 629 | 658 | 599 | 1010 | 745 | 502 | 151 | 303 | 96 | 68 | 96 | 114 | 111 | 138 | 118 | 136 | 134 | 181 | 314 | 311 | 366 | 443 | 498 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.46m | 5:34AM1.42m | 6:11PM1.39m | 6:31AM1.29m | 7:12PM1.32m | 7:38AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.22m | 11:52AM0.18m | 00:24AM0.31m | 12:48PM0.29m | 1:33AM0.40m | 1:52PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
414 | 346 | 330 | 233 | 435 | 290 | 181 | 151 | 303 | 96 | 47 | 33 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 110 | 314 | 311 | 366 | 443 | 498 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 10 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
21 | 20 | 2 | — | 230 | 184 | 180 | 125 | 119 | 82 | 68 | 47 | 114 | 111 | 138 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 181 | 126 | 121 | 79 | 134 | 112 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 10 | — | — | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 11 | SSW 6 |
— | 4 | — | — | 30 | 39 | 71 | 70 | 35 | 78 | 32 | 96 | 46 | 45 | 11 | 68 | 136 | 134 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 |
502 | 629 | 658 | 599 | 1010 | 745 | 502 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
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