The Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.1° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 12AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.4
S
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1722
1547
1186
1045
1077
669
587
543
458
365
370
501
504
603
586
513
513
483
475
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NW
15
NNE
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:08PM1.31m
2:13AM1.33m
2:37PM1.42m
2:44AM1.41m
3:05PM1.51m
Low Tide
8:17PM0.34m
8:27AM0.21m
8:46PM0.25m
8:54AM0.14m
9:15PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
13
13
12
13
16
21
23
23
22
21
19
18
18
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
10
11
7
9
8
10
14
20
21
21
21
20
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
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