The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.3° 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 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (15 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (15 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
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4
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)161414141313131316161616151414141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2200208925823512337349365528515210388940882607207584549554370375230542681231820451736162614271380
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
NNW
20
N
35
N
40
N
45
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscrosscrosscrossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-----7:07-------7:09-------7:09--
Sunset6:24-------6:23-------6:22-------
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-111-------------------6
Temp. °C201917181817171717171716161517171817171616151714
Feels °C (?)191814131312131313131413131316151514161412996
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