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The Hoek Surf Forecast
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The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 05 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at The Hoek today?
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 10AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 877 | 1289 | 1544 | 1405 | 1522 | 1772 | 2164 | 3362 | 3672 | 3571 | 3277 | 2905 | 2559 | 2156 | 1987 | 1801 | 1676 | 1583 | 1589 | 2242 | 2717 | 2972 | 3135 | 3207 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:01PM 1.41 | 2:11AM 1.43 | 2:33PM 1.55 | 2:46AM 1.52 | 3:06PM 1.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:50AM 0.23 | 8:11PM 0.24 | 8:22AM 0.12 | 8:45PM 0.11 | 8:54AM 0.04 | 9:19PM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Mon 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Continuing clean conditions at The Hoek (calm at Shoebury Heights wx 10 km from The Hoek). 1.7m 12s groundswell from the SW with a 0.8m 4s local chop from the S. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 h 58 min ago
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