The Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
13.9°C
2.0° 

The Hoek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Hoek today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 2AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
2
SE
8
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
326
517
326
277
440
440
398
386
342
336
331
241
227
216
209
169
167
137
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
10
SSE
5
SSE
15
ESE
10
NE
25
NNW
25
N
30
NNE
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:38PM1.61m
5:03AM1.44m
5:17PM1.51m
5:45AM1.33m
6:02PM1.37m
Low Tide
10:55PM0.06m
11:03AM0.18m
11:35PM0.17m
11:46AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
25
24
23
23
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24
27
30
31
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28
22
15
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18
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16
Feels °C
21
20
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20
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27
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26
25
17
11
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15
15
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