Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Hoek today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 10PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1507 | 1068 | 887 | 1236 | 1182 | 1074 | 724 | 807 | 370 | 536 | 911 | 2082 | 2185 | 2140 | 2233 | 2125 | 1722 | 1547 | 1401 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:02AM1.13m | 1:37PM1.19m | 1:40AM1.24m | 2:08PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.56m | 7:27AM0.41m | 7:45PM0.45m | 7:59AM0.31m | 8:17PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
1507 | 1068 | 887 | 1236 | 1182 | 1074 | 724 | 807 | 370 | 356 | 911 | 2082 | 2185 | 2140 | 2233 | 2125 | 1722 | 1547 | 1401 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 |
— | 251 | 256 | — | — | 45 | 70 | 166 | 304 | 304 | 362 | 157 | 116 | 59 | 226 | — | 144 | 85 | 103 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 168 | 233 | 536 | 247 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 25 | 43 | 72 | 69 | 54 | 117 | 160 | 180 | 255 | 249 | 184 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 19 | 47 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 464 | 408 | 19 | 19 |
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