The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 09 Nov 2025 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
15.1° C
(Which is 2.2°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 3PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (09 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (09 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.4
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131314141313121212181817161615151514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6186005915354249118657556535465204506857991012208416112158206620381983192916991599
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
10
SE
10
NE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:52PM
1.35
6:30AM
1.29
6:53PM
1.19
7:41AM
1.20
8:14PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:43AM
0.28
12:10AM
0.27
12:45PM
0.40
1:12AM
0.40
2:08PM
0.50
2:32AM
0.49
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Sunrise-------5:37-------5:37-------5:35
Sunset--7:21-------7:22-------7:22-----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212122242119181920222119191918192019191717171718
Feels °C (?)212120242118171919222118192017181816151314151515
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