The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 12 Apr 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 1AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111111101014141313131313131614141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4884223382582202161842406327158399769321077936104423002089206025462862474744354031
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
SE
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-----7:07-------7:07-------7:07--
Sunset6:27-------6:25-------6:24-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C201918181717192121201919181819191919181818181818
Feels °C (?)181817181617192120191819191818181818171515141515
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