The Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.6° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 10AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
!
!
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
0.8
SW
24
1.3
SW
22
1.7
SW
21
2.1
SW
20
2.3
SW
18
2.3
SW
18
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1729
1469
1043
1072
1334
1094
788
698
649
532
605
521
666
789
1528
2460
3370
3302
3122
2220
1978
1664
1460
Wind (km/h)
55
SE
50
SE
45
SE
55
SE
60
SE
55
SE
50
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:56AM1.08m
8:30PM1.15m
9:46AM1.03m
10:28PM1.12m
11:38AM1.11m
Low Tide
1:55PM0.53m
3:14AM0.51m
3:57PM0.59m
5:14AM0.48m
5:54PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
14
16
15
13
13
12
12
11
14
18
19
16
14
14
14
14
18
22
25
24
23
Feels °C
4
4
5
5
3
2
5
5
6
5
8
12
12
9
8
9
10
11
16
20
23
23
22
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