The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 May 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 5PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (17 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (17 May)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
!
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
433
799
829
850
837
837
863
915
1042
1028
915
796
772
844
954
1072
851
697
572
603
702
643
1414
993
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:42PM1.54m
3:55AM1.62m
4:28PM1.51m
4:43AM1.54m
5:17PM1.46m
5:34AM1.42m
Low Tide
9:30AM-0.04m
9:45PM0.10m
10:15AM-0.00m
10:33PM0.14m
11:02AM0.08m
11:26PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:51
5:51
5:50
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
20
20
18
17
16
16
17
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
12
13
13
11
10
9
10
11
14
18
17
14
13
14
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.9
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
Energy kJ
433
799
829
850
837
837
863
915
1042
1028
915
796
772
649
659
536
528
451
414
408
330
260
573
433
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
Energy kJ
229
185
184
59
72
49
58
73
55
32
32
6
5
5
5
17
21
18
7
226
184
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
15
0.3
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
S
14
0.4
SW
16
0.3
S
10
0.1
SW
17
Energy kJ
193
34
87
57
59
69
17
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.4
SSE
11
1.5
S
5
1.5
S
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
Energy kJ
24
32
460
115
124
81
121
119
131
190
360
574
725
844
954
1072
851
697
572
603
702
643
1414
993
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
52
157
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
34
34
26
29
20
7
0
0
7
7
0
4
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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