The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 06 Feb 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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at The Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 12AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (07 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (07 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.9
S
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)11111111111111111110101010101010101099101097
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)268268263303332332453453399384302328322457537469456456349450303290614288
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:09PM
1.28
6:26AM
1.39
6:43PM
1.18
6:59AM
1.27
7:20PM
1.07
7:39AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
0.28
12:44PM
0.35
12:39AM
0.40
1:19PM
0.46
1:12AM
0.52
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:13-------6:15--
Sunset7:47-------7:46-------7:45-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212020202020202021202020192021212120202020202223
Feels °C (?)181818202120191819191919181818161514161717171919
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