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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
18.0° 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 9AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
5508 | 4555 | 3857 | 3068 | 2313 | 1844 | 1488 | 1259 | 916 | 680 | 494 | 411 | 320 | 259 | 230 | 158 | 227 | 174 | 202 | 198 | 200 | 192 | 220 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:42AM1.15m | 8:41PM1.15m | 9:23AM1.06m | 10:20PM1.16m | 11:03AM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28AM0.46m | 2:07PM0.46m | 3:11AM0.53m | 3:47PM0.50m | 4:58AM0.49m | 5:15PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
5508 | 4555 | 3857 | 3068 | 2313 | 1844 | 1488 | 1259 | 916 | 680 | 494 | 411 | 320 | 259 | 230 | 158 | 227 | 174 | 202 | 198 | 200 | 192 | 220 | 175 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | W 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | WSW 16 |
— | — | — | 91 | 102 | — | — | — | — | 125 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | NW 15 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | S 10 | W 9 | W 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 18 | SSE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
100 | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 139 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
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