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The Hoek surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 24 Apr 2024 SAST
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The Hoek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Hoek sea temperature is 13.3°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.8 °C max: 19.2 °C min: 16.3 °C)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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The Hoek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Hoek sea temperature is 13.3°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.8 °C max: 19.2 °C min: 16.3 °C)


How big are the waves at The Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 12PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (24 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (24 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
1.7
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
W
1.9
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
2
W
Period(s) (?)1414131313131312121212121211111168815161515151416161515141414141415151514141414141313131313121379101111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1704151311721026865852734634522294269222140205198151228594737113514021474144113251179206120351610152613931171115593091710251053102599882581372661251149543128223916918618154213571775185316921547908908824884
Wind
(km/h)
0
N
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
W
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
WNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:38PM
1.43
3:43AM
1.52
4:07PM
1.41
4:13AM
1.47
4:38PM
1.37
4:45AM
1.41
5:13PM
1.31
5:21AM
1.33
5:54PM
1.23
6:05AM
1.24
6:50PM
1.16
7:07AM
1.14
8:09PM
1.11
8:40AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:32AM
0.10
9:37PM
0.20
9:59AM
0.11
10:05PM
0.23
10:28AM
0.15
10:36PM
0.28
11:00AM
0.21
11:11PM
0.34
11:38AM
0.29
11:53PM
0.43
12:26PM
0.37
12:52AM
0.51
1:33PM
0.45
2:23AM
0.57
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Sunrise-7:16-------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-------7:18-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20--
Sunset----6:12-------6:10-------6:09-------6:08-------6:07-------6:06-------6:05-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141416182020201817161718171717171717192019181615141417222421191919192020181717161615171917171617171719201817161716161717
Feels °C (?)15151718191919161514141412121212111113131313111091014202118171818171919181717151413151615161415151516171615131413131313

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