Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Hoek today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 9AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 262 | 181 | 108 | 103 | 81 | 81 | 40 | 52 | 87 | 328 | 322 | 374 | 337 | 319 | 313 | 423 | 308 | 187 | 136 | 131 | 128 | 100 | 100 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:17AM1.48m | 2:26PM1.65m | 2:53AM1.54m | 3:03PM1.68m | 3:31AM1.55m | 3:41PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.13m | 8:46PM-0.02m | 8:53AM0.09m | 9:22PM-0.05m | 9:31AM0.08m | 10:00PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 262 | 181 | 108 | 103 | 81 | 81 | 40 | 52 | 67 | 328 | 322 | 374 | 337 | 319 | 313 | 423 | 308 | 187 | 70 | 131 | 128 | 100 | 100 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 87 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 136 | 37 | 55 | 92 | 65 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 | WSW 11 | W 13 | W 11 | S 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | W 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 49 | 49 | 72 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 18 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 21 | 29 | 83 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 4 | S 7 | — | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 64 | 98 | 131 | 94 | 71 | 43 | 31 | 32 | 40 | 28 | 1 | 19 | 110 | — | — | 27 | 35 | 20 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 49 | 46 | 426 | 408 | 408 | 79 | 79 | 26 | 44 | 44 | 284 | 426 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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