The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
18.8° 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 3PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (31 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SSW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
WSW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
Period(s) (?)99141410151099141414141313131312121213141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)136120119167241266296272270398453485518778553821796956102612061245138817771632
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
E
0
W
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:18AM
1.54
2:38PM
1.45
2:49AM
1.60
3:09PM
1.48
3:18AM
1.61
3:38PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
0.10
8:42PM
0.13
9:07AM
0.05
9:12PM
0.11
9:36AM
0.04
9:40PM
0.12
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise-6:56-------6:58-------6:58------
Sunset----6:43-------6:42-------6:39---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------2
Temp. °C181821212120191919202121201919202120232526242421
Feels °C (?)171822202020191919202018161617202020242525242523
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