The Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
13.7° C
1.9° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 3PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (19 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
!
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3
3
4
4
4
4
!
!
!
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4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.5
S
10
1.5
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2221
2185
1966
1835
1638
1550
1565
1818
2904
3933
3587
3165
2577
1999
1835
1422
1130
1004
882
1027
379
486
432
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:28PM1.15m
8:05AM0.99m
8:30PM1.04m
9:47AM0.92m
10:24PM0.98m
Low Tide
1:05PM0.51m
1:54AM0.54m
1:56PM0.63m
3:18AM0.62m
3:50PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:19
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
14
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
9
11
10
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
9
9
9
8
8
11
13
12
10
10
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