Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Hoek today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 12AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1659 | 7728 | 9408 | 8690 | 7424 | 5737 | 4757 | 4119 | 3657 | 3140 | 2719 | 2412 | 2126 | 1435 | 1494 | 1439 | 1801 | 1866 | 1760 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:05PM1.08m | 12:11PM1.01m | 00:19AM1.11m | 1:10PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM0.64m | 5:57AM0.53m | 6:15PM0.61m | 6:59AM0.47m | 7:15PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1659 | 7728 | 9408 | 8690 | 7424 | 5737 | 4757 | 4119 | 3657 | 3140 | 2719 | 2412 | 2126 | 1435 | 1494 | 1439 | 1801 | 1866 | 1760 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 834 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1495 | 1222 | 5 | 755 | 522 | 357 | 40 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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