
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Hoek today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 10PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
945 | 851 | 765 | 739 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 726 | 946 | 878 | 864 | 736 | 712 | 700 | 448 | 448 | 978 | 1220 | 1527 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.13m | 7:08AM1.01m | 7:28PM1.00m | 8:45AM0.92m | 9:35PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.53m | 1:02PM0.63m | 2:01AM0.64m | 2:53PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
945 | 851 | 765 | 739 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 726 | 946 | 878 | 864 | 736 | 712 | 700 | 448 | 448 | 978 | 1220 | 1527 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 12 | 49 | 31 | 91 | 127 | — | 301 | 350 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
444 | 302 | 238 | 202 | 157 | 188 | 245 | 312 | 493 | 295 | 163 | 99 | 145 | 175 | 134 | 155 | 246 | 304 | 222 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 408 | 106 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 29 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 157 | 19 | 19 |
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