The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 28 Feb 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.7° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 4AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (28 Feb)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (28 Feb)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
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0
!
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!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111112111111121214141415151514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)52149550450460493115962917307949846491815689071006310398981487697449641553954294372430762715
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
E
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:23AM
1.28
1:39PM
1.34
2:07AM
1.43
2:22PM
1.44
2:44AM
1.55
3:00PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36AM
0.33
7:56PM
0.21
8:21AM
0.20
8:34PM
0.11
8:59AM
0.10
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise---6:31-------6:33-------6:33----
Sunset------7:23-------7:22-------7:22-
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------221--1-1---------
Temp. °C181818191919191918181716161617161717161617181717
Feels °C (?)16171717161514141313101091011111313131415141312
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