The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 5PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (06 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
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5
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.1
S
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141414131313141313131413131312131313121211111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)677063075313444140013587161418931893173417441780157912451074914749726583573510544563638
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32PM
1.25
5:40AM
1.25
6:05PM
1.15
6:13AM
1.14
6:49PM
1.05
7:01AM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:23AM
0.28
11:30PM
0.39
11:53AM
0.39
12:02AM
0.50
12:29PM
0.49
12:44AM
0.61
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise-------7:01-------7:03-------7:03
Sunset--6:35-------6:34-------6:32-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818171716161517211919212020212425232120191819
Feels °C (?)141313131312131315181516181818202323212019181819
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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