Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Hoek today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 4PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
930 | 1175 | 681 | 704 | 722 | 936 | 2274 | 2204 | 2135 | 1883 | 1821 | 1713 | 1316 | 1106 | 1302 | 1208 | 1019 | 908 | 875 | 860 | 517 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:01PM1.63m | 4:15AM1.50m | 4:31PM1.63m | 4:48AM1.47m | 5:03PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.06m | 10:14PM0.07m | 10:18AM0.07m | 10:45PM0.08m | 10:48AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
930 | 1175 | 659 | 695 | 695 | 598 | 2274 | 2204 | 2135 | 1883 | 1821 | 1713 | 1316 | 1106 | 1302 | 1208 | 1019 | 908 | 875 | 860 | 517 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 |
88 | 61 | 61 | 704 | 722 | 936 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 73 | 226 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
68 | 35 | — | 40 | 38 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 313 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 3 | — |
— | 37 | 681 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 59 | 56 | 20 | — | 9 | — | — | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 186 | 326 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 52 | 44 | 52 | 346 | 346 | 46 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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