The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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 11PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)--
Afternoon (06 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (06 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
!
!
!
!
3
!
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
2.5
S
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)11108101111111211111112121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44134177317643010344036301857316122922296301726032325163318371177933782734647605595585
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
30
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
1.42
5:16AM
1.51
5:32PM
1.34
5:43AM
1.40
6:01PM
1.23
6:11AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
0.17
11:30AM
0.19
11:31PM
0.27
11:57AM
0.30
11:58PM
0.38
12:25PM
0.41
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-----6:37-------6:39-------6:39--
Sunset7:16-------7:15-------7:14-------
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C202018181616161616161515151518232321191818182328
Feels °C (?)1716131199888779101015191816151415152125
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