The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 May 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 6PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (19 May)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
9
1.9
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.1
SSE
8
0.7
WSW
12
1.4
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1497
579
616
671
658
1176
1150
834
548
171
140
261
101
47
114
111
138
118
136
134
181
314
311
366
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
E
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
NNW
5
NW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:17PM1.46m
5:34AM1.42m
6:11PM1.39m
6:31AM1.29m
7:12PM1.32m
7:38AM1.17m
Low Tide
11:02AM0.08m
11:26PM0.22m
11:52AM0.18m
00:24AM0.31m
12:48PM0.29m
1:33AM0.40m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:50
5:50
5:49
Temp °C
18
20
19
18
18
17
17
16
17
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
19
16
14
16
15
15
15
16
19
19
20
19
18
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
9
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
Energy kJ
737
414
414
346
330
528
407
304
211
171
140
104
101
36
70
52
52
118
116
114
110
314
311
366
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
S
10
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SW
19
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
Energy kJ
458
17
17
20
2
233
230
184
180
125
119
82
68
30
114
111
138
38
26
24
181
126
121
119
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
20
0.3
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
5
8
31
82
74
71
70
68
74
47
46
45
11
68
136
134
15
14
13
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
9
1.9
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.4
SSE
8
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
1497
579
616
671
658
1176
1150
834
548
261
1
2
3
5
6
4
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
7
0
19
19
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
4
4
10
4
4
4
4
4
11
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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