The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is

15.1° C

The Hoek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Hoek today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 12PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	11s
Evening (23 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).
	Thursday 23							Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	4	4	6	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	694	963	1132	945	1794	4030	9408	8690	7424	5529	4757	4119	3657	3140	2679	2412	2126	1594	1569	1584	1801	1771	1771
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	S	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			10:48AM0.97m					11:05PM1.08m				12:11PM1.01m				00:19AM1.11m				1:10PM1.09m
Low Tide	4:34AM0.55m				4:46PM0.64m					5:57AM0.53m				6:15PM0.61m				6:59AM0.47m				7:15PM0.54m


	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	3	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	16	16	15	16
Feels °C	6	7	6	13	10	10	10	10	9	10	13	12	9	10	9	9	9	9	11	13	13	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	694	963	1132	945	1794	4030	9408	8690	7424	5529	4757	4119	3657	3140	2679	2412	2126	1594	1569	1584	1801	1771	1771
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	WSW 12	SW 23	NW 6	SW 19	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 13	WSW 14	SE 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	WSW 12	SE 11	—	—
kJ	242	187	20	69	834	1789	—	—	—	—	—	6	5	5	1366	1222	5	577	454	288	5	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	SW 22	WSW 12	ESE 12	WSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 11	—	SE 11	SE 11	—	—	—	—
kJ	17	17	19	237	15	135	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	—	5	5	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 8	SE 8	—	SE 4
kJ	85	95	106	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	21	16	3	2	—	27
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	6	9	9	8	7	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	29	195	29	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	19	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3		4	4	4	6	9	9	8	7	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	8	6	9	5	6	5	5	7	6	5

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