Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Hoek today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 8AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 23 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3701 | 3478 | 3440 | 3295 | 3456 | 3413 | 3033 | 2459 | 2091 | 1656 | 1463 | 1585 | 1410 | 1453 | 1034 | 1122 | 3347 | 2022 | 1780 | 876 | 680 | 550 | 939 | 1401 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:55PM1.25m | 12:49PM1.22m | 1:05AM1.35m | 1:45PM1.37m | 2:00AM1.45m | 2:32PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33AM0.33m | 6:57PM0.39m | 7:32AM0.21m | 7:55PM0.25m | 8:20AM0.10m | 8:44PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 3701 | 3478 | 3440 | 3295 | 1835 | — | 3033 | 2459 | 2091 | 1656 | 1463 | 1336 | 130 | 326 | 746 | 1122 | 2468 | 2022 | 1780 | 876 | 680 | 550 | 313 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 27 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 | SW 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 317 | 268 | 130 | 66 | 66 | 14 | 166 | 161 | 378 | 939 | 1401 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 11 | — | — | — | W 27 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 471 | 268 | — | — | — | 14 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 278 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 151 | — | 3456 | 3413 | 263 | 285 | 1768 | — | 1322 | 1585 | 1410 | 1453 | 1034 | 951 | 3347 | 355 | 404 | 421 | 364 | 136 | 212 | 569 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 157 | 326 | 387 | 597 | 943 | 1041 | 426 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 195 | 157 | 157 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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