The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 11PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.4
W
2.4
WSW
3
SW
4
WSW
Period(s) (?)141313131312121211121212141213131113139991011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)301024172103181917361742173518711847236923812144398527352870220714872240200564585684417923758
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
20
N
30
N
35
N
20
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
45
NW
45
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39PM
1.53
2:50AM
1.70
3:17PM
1.57
3:28AM
1.72
3:56PM
1.57
4:07AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40PM
0.08
9:09AM
-0.07
9:17PM
0.04
9:47AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.06
10:27AM
-0.03
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----7:09-------7:11-------7:11--
Sunset6:22-------6:21-------6:20-------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------8132311111111111235
Temp. °C181717161515141415161716151515161616161615161716
Feels °C (?)161516129811121111121313131211101010119998
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