The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 01 Mar 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 8PM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)16ft (5.0m)14s
Afternoon (01 Mar)16ft (5.0m)15s
Evening (01 Mar)16ft (5.0m)15s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)141515151514141414131313131212121212111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9983109671127010660923779456777580846493724324727152329196915361215956807583543690844868745
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:22PM
1.44
2:44AM
1.55
3:00PM
1.50
3:18AM
1.63
3:33PM
1.53
3:49AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21AM
0.20
8:34PM
0.11
8:59AM
0.10
9:08PM
0.05
9:33AM
0.04
9:40PM
0.03
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:35-------6:35
Sunset--7:22-------7:22-------7:21-----
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
111---------------------
Temp. °C171717171617171717181717161616161718181818181818
Feels °C (?)111011121213141515141212121313141516151617171718
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