The Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
14.4° C
1.1° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 1AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
1.3
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1645
1261
1189
1149
1111
850
835
703
599
465
416
377
190
300
350
392
392
666
603
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
SSE
5
SE
0
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:55PM1.62m
5:11AM1.48m
5:37PM1.59m
5:54AM1.39m
6:19PM1.52m
Low Tide
11:11PM0.10m
11:20AM0.07m
11:55PM0.15m
12:00PM0.16m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
17
16
17
15
16
16
15
15
15
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