The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.8° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 10PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)--
Afternoon (28 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (28 Mar)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
1.1
S
0.9
SW
1
S
0.8
S
1.3
S
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
S
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)111111101110101010121212121012101091111991410
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1896165412509901015653589499416637428325247247202183117300119137133118120145
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
E
0
W
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:04AM
1.33
1:26PM
1.30
1:44AM
1.45
2:05PM
1.39
2:18AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:52PM
0.36
7:25AM
0.30
7:34PM
0.25
8:04AM
0.18
8:10PM
0.18
8:37AM
0.10
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:56-------6:56--
Sunset6:46-------6:45-------6:45-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191818181818191919191818171618201918181818181920
Feels °C (?)181617171717181716161516151617181615161718192019
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