The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 22 May 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 11PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (22 May)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
16
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
492
763
685
736
716
919
480
572
350
821
992
938
792
651
642
623
639
1610
1962
2233
2596
3009
4295
3659
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
0
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
10
SW
on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:23PM1.27m
8:57AM1.09m
9:38PM1.25m
10:19AM1.07m
10:47PM1.27m
11:29AM1.10m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.45m
3:06PM0.46m
4:17AM0.45m
4:22PM0.48m
5:27AM0.41m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:47
5:47
5:46
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
16
17
16
17
16
15
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
16
17
17
15
16
16
17
16
17
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1
SW
8
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
16
3
SW
14
Energy kJ
492
763
685
736
716
919
480
572
123
821
992
938
792
651
642
623
639
1610
1962
2233
2596
3009
4295
3659
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.3
SSE
6
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.7
SW
18
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
Energy kJ
33
34
24
23
24
6
194
186
350
88
7
7
6
227
230
306
496
13
12
12
12
311
11
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SW
16
0.1
S
14
0.9
SW
11
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
Energy kJ
117
7
7
7
2
6
94
4
217
1
3
2
2
15
14
14
14
11
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
Distance (km)
4
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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