The Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.9° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 7PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
3
3
4
4
!
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1
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2.5
SW
12
4
S
10
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2639
3112
3415
3890
3949
3844
3688
3348
3169
2837
2682
2490
2207
1700
1481
1116
1829
2765
1520
1224
1285
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
20
SSE
55
SSE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:38PM1.52m
6:01AM1.31m
6:18PM1.41m
6:48AM1.20m
7:10PM1.27m
Low Tide
11:21AM0.18m
11:55PM0.19m
11:59AM0.28m
00:39AM0.30m
12:46PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:28
6:28
6:29
 mm
3
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
14
13
14
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
14
14
11
9
10
11
3
5
5
4
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