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The Hoek Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 03 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
17.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Hoek today?
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 8AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
857 | 770 | 707 | 763 | 2020 | 2137 | 2107 | 2110 | 2026 | 2187 | 1687 | 1581 | 1624 | 1574 | 1384 | 1455 | 1420 | 1455 | 1302 | 1150 | 1902 | 3810 | 4603 | 3561 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 3:47AM1.45m | 4:12PM1.38m | 4:18AM1.40m | 4:44PM1.32m | 4:50AM1.32m | 5:17PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.16m | 10:13PM0.28m | 10:33AM0.22m | 10:44PM0.34m | 11:04AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 857 | 770 | 707 | 608 | 2020 | 2137 | 2107 | 2110 | 2026 | 2187 | 1687 | 1581 | 1624 | 1574 | 1384 | 1455 | 1420 | 1455 | 1302 | 1150 | 786 | 645 | 521 | 3561 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 174 | 407 | 574 | 763 | 53 | 49 | 106 | 138 | 139 | 229 | 215 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 186 | 133 | 128 | 126 | 123 | 116 | 80 | 80 | 129 | 488 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 13 | SSW 14 | — | SE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | NW 15 | NW 14 | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | 298 | 138 | 130 | 50 | 45 | 71 | 32 | 31 | 31 | — | 4 | 66 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 51 | 8 | 8 | — | 264 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | W 10 | N 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | 573 | 9 | — | — | 34 | 50 | 710 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1902 | 3810 | 4603 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 93 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 158 | 408 | 349 | 19 |
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