The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 07 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
19.2° 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 3AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 07). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (08 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (08 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
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4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)111111121212121212121212121212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)307225042375238126572341204717511177933918782722680595585467451435379398379329283
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32PM
1.34
5:43AM
1.40
6:01PM
1.23
6:11AM
1.27
6:32PM
1.12
6:43AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
0.27
11:57AM
0.30
11:58PM
0.38
12:25PM
0.41
12:26AM
0.50
1:00PM
0.53
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:39-------6:41--
Sunset7:15-------7:14-------7:13-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171716151515182323222019182024292625242323242931
Feels °C (?)109991011151918171616151822262221202021232829
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