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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
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Hoek today?
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 11PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
522 | 730 | 2085 | 2875 | 3478 | 2931 | 1723 | 1006 | 1006 | 840 | 738 | 751 | 865 | 766 | 751 | 768 | 867 | 980 | 1012 | 944 | 833 | 819 | 764 | 681 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 00:30AM1.34m | 1:00PM1.24m | 1:11AM1.42m | 1:38PM1.31m | 1:45AM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM0.40m | 6:58AM0.30m | 7:02PM0.33m | 7:36AM0.21m | 7:39PM0.28m | 8:08AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | |
6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | |
1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 14 | WSW 14 | NW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
54 | 16 | 161 | 6 | 3040 | 2931 | 1723 | 1006 | 1006 | 840 | 738 | 751 | 865 | 766 | 751 | 768 | 867 | 980 | 1012 | 944 | 833 | 819 | 764 | 681 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | WSW 12 | S 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
17 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 1236 | 918 | 983 | 905 | 661 | 634 | 458 | 377 | 377 | 322 | 322 | 260 | 226 | 305 | 273 | 245 | 177 | 208 | 154 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 130 | 127 | 228 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 5 |
522 | 730 | 2085 | 2875 | 3478 | 1170 | 1183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 20 | — | 39 | 34 | — | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 427 | 893 | 1052 | 1198 | 157 | 6 | 157 | 157 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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