The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 15 Oct 2025 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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at The Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 11AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (15 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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

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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
3
1
2
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!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
SW
1.6
SW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)13131212121291011131313141413131313121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4244183353243198087504421782454951965774492445744989391229992359196016131388123710801114
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
45
SSE
45
SE
35
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
1.16
11:57PM
1.12
12:22PM
1.27
12:48AM
1.21
1:03PM
1.37
1:26AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:57AM
0.52
5:53PM
0.47
6:07AM
0.44
6:47PM
0.36
6:53AM
0.35
7:25PM
0.26
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise-6:05-------6:03-------6:03------
Sunset----6:59-------7:00-------7:00---
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151516151514151414141414141513121214171918161615
Feels °C (?)121212101099986654877912151614131310
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at The Hoek (calm at Shoebury Heights wx 10 km from The Hoek). 1.4m 9s swell from the SW with a 0.9m 13s groundswell, also from the SW and a 0.3m 14s groundswell, also from the WNW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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5 km/h
SW
Clean
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