The Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
14.0° C
1.5° 

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


How big are the waves at The Hoek today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 7PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (06 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (06 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun morning).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
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3
3
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3611
3436
3297
3398
3405
3606
3674
3781
4078
4618
4749
4493
4005
3555
2760
2412
2340
3050
4682
4910
4458
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
NW
15
NNW
20
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:19AM1.10m
8:48PM1.23m
9:50AM1.05m
10:22PM1.20m
11:32AM1.09m
Low Tide
2:12PM0.48m
3:28AM0.45m
3:46PM0.55m
5:10AM0.43m
5:36PM0.51m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
15
14
12
13
Feels °C
10
10
8
8
7
7
8
9
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
12
12
12
11
6
7
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