The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 09 Feb 2026 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at The Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 3AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (10 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (10 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
2.1
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
2
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)7776111110101212111111111111111116789914
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2691952682013663723272452802802552462371941591871941722514407341080678659
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
0.96
8:41AM
1.03
10:03PM
0.90
10:39AM
0.98
12:15AM
0.95
12:21PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:05PM
0.56
1:59AM
0.64
3:33PM
0.64
3:56AM
0.72
5:55PM
0.61
6:22AM
0.67
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:18--
Sunset7:45-------7:44-------7:43-------
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
3-----------------------
Temp. °C222222212121222323222121212120222221201919192020
Feels °C (?)222121191920212121202021212018202017151313141515
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