Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Hoek today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 11PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 435 | 325 | 361 | 673 | 669 | 649 | 629 | 590 | 499 | 543 | 451 | 542 | 315 | 309 | 382 | 375 | 293 | 287 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:34PM1.52m | 5:48AM1.34m | 6:08PM1.47m | 6:27AM1.27m | 6:48PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47PM0.22m | 11:48AM0.21m | 00:24AM0.26m | 12:25PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 435 | 325 | 361 | 673 | 669 | 649 | 629 | 590 | 499 | 543 | 451 | 542 | 315 | 309 | 382 | 375 | 293 | 287 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 124 | 309 | 301 | 25 | 51 | 123 | 236 | 184 | 324 | 319 | 309 | 109 | 252 | 180 | 24 | 42 | 82 | 57 | 171 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | WSW 16 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 19 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 44 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 40 | 79 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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