The Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
13.8° C
1.7° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 10PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (07 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (07 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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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3
2
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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
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4078
4618
4749
4493
4005
3390
2760
2412
2376
3728
5278
5185
4298
3844
3478
3293
2489
3233
2924
2495
2233
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:50AM1.05m
10:22PM1.20m
11:32AM1.09m
11:55PM1.25m
12:49PM1.22m
Low Tide
3:46PM0.55m
5:10AM0.43m
5:36PM0.51m
6:33AM0.33m
6:57PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
15
13
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
12
11
12
10
10
7
8
7
4
4
4
4
5
4
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