The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 01 Jul 2025 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
15.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 1AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (02 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (02 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wed
09
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SW
4
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.3
SSW
1.9
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)12111111121413131212121212151414141413131313131312911121212121213131313131313131212121212131414151515151414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)211719781803195323303466291927282359235025012782278830842797257625542674256323152199181015271317148013773388398138413689340532303494411245544295462650914783831742844127373033543349386040124038375435003223298425722284209521862401246030113357
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
W
10
S
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
NW
35
NW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
25
WNW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
10
NW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
1.28
8:11AM
1.06
8:38PM
1.21
9:13AM
1.01
9:36PM
1.16
10:25AM
0.99
10:40PM
1.14
11:36AM
1.02
11:43PM
1.15
12:36PM
1.07
12:39AM
1.19
1:25PM
1.14
1:27AM
1.25
2:07PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
0.47
2:08PM
0.49
3:14AM
0.51
3:05PM
0.56
4:20AM
0.52
4:16PM
0.60
5:27AM
0.50
5:31PM
0.60
6:25AM
0.46
6:35PM
0.55
7:14AM
0.39
7:26PM
0.49
7:56AM
0.33
8:09PM
0.42
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wed
09
Sunrise-----7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52------
Sunset5:46-------5:47-------5:47-------5:49-------5:49-------5:50-------5:50-------5:51---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161515151414141515151514141313131314151414141515141313141412131314141312141313141313131313121213131313131211111212121313
Feels °C (?)121112131313131414121199956710119977654510121012998766556789911101011111111119888891110
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