The Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
13.9°C
2.0° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 12PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (29 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1
SW
13
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
598
567
482
302
368
530
433
277
440
440
398
386
342
336
282
241
230
216
172
169
167
137
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
15
ESE
10
NNE
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:38PM1.61m
5:03AM1.44m
5:17PM1.51m
5:45AM1.33m
6:02PM1.37m
Low Tide
10:26AM0.10m
10:55PM0.06m
11:03AM0.18m
11:35PM0.17m
11:46AM0.30m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
14
14
18
23
25
24
22
22
22
24
26
30
30
28
27
19
15
15
19
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
10
10
16
20
21
21
18
19
18
20
24
27
28
24
24
14
11
11
15
13
15
15
14
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