The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 06 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 3PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (06 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (06 Mar)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
!
!
3
3
!
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.3
SW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)1010111111108910111212111111121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)530407415487672740736138128103440188917173161229222563017260323251522127710821022864734
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
1.42
5:16AM
1.51
5:32PM
1.34
5:43AM
1.40
6:01PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03AM
0.11
11:05PM
0.17
11:30AM
0.19
11:31PM
0.27
11:57AM
0.30
11:58PM
0.38
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise-6:37-------6:37-------6:39------
Sunset----7:16-------7:15-------7:14---
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C181818202020181816161716161615151514182322211818
Feels °C (?)181715171716131199988789109151917161314
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