The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 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
17.7° 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 8PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
!
1
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
2.5
WSW
2.2
W
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
4
W
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121211121212121211111313139891011111112121214
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)185717571748186722042013308934182649193814751210200577760267329023531474364116733600956067338
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
NW
25
N
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
50
NW
45
WNW
50
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
1.57
3:28AM
1.72
3:56PM
1.57
4:07AM
1.69
4:36PM
1.52
4:50AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09AM
-0.07
9:17PM
0.04
9:47AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.06
10:27AM
-0.03
10:38PM
0.11
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------7:11-------7:11-------7:11
Sunset--6:21-------6:20-------6:19-----
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
892511----1223333311111-
Temp. °C141314161616161616161616161516161617161514151515
Feels °C (?)1110101012121213119101011910879654678
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