The Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
13.2°C
2.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 2AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (17 Sep)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (17 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
919
1069
1395
1446
1319
1189
1180
1111
945
794
765
739
713
713
713
726
961
796
784
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SSE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
40
SE
30
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:00PM1.27m
6:23AM1.12m
6:35PM1.13m
7:08AM1.01m
7:28PM1.00m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.41m
12:19PM0.51m
00:53AM0.53m
1:02PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:38
6:38
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
14
18
17
14
13
Feels °C
6
5
4
4
4
4
6
5
3
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
7
7
9
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