The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 12AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)--
Afternoon (30 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (30 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
1.3
S
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
1
S
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1312121212101010109111199141410151099141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)347567428325247247220154117300119137173120119167241266334282270398453485
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
E
0
NW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44AM
1.45
2:05PM
1.39
2:18AM
1.54
2:38PM
1.45
2:49AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:34PM
0.25
8:04AM
0.18
8:10PM
0.18
8:37AM
0.10
8:42PM
0.13
9:07AM
0.05
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:56-------6:58--
Sunset6:45-------6:45-------6:43-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191918181717181919181818181820212020191919202121
Feels °C (?)161715161516161615141517181821201920191919202019
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