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The Hoek Surf Forecast
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The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Hoek today?
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 5AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
96 | 114 | 111 | 138 | 149 | 136 | 144 | 181 | 314 | 311 | 366 | 443 | 498 | 728 | 674 | 685 | 736 | 716 | 701 | 659 | 639 | 350 | 1077 | 1077 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:31AM1.29m | 7:12PM1.32m | 7:38AM1.17m | 8:23PM1.27m | 8:57AM1.09m | 9:38PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM0.31m | 12:48PM0.29m | 1:33AM0.40m | 1:52PM0.39m | 2:54AM0.45m | 3:06PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 77 | 70 | 52 | 51 | 149 | 116 | 144 | 140 | 314 | 311 | 366 | 443 | 85 | 728 | 674 | 685 | 736 | 716 | 701 | 659 | 639 | 109 | 1077 | 1077 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 47 | 114 | 111 | 138 | 48 | 34 | 32 | 181 | 126 | 121 | 36 | 53 | 498 | 82 | 81 | 66 | 51 | 38 | 26 | 39 | 75 | 350 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 14 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 96 | 46 | 45 | 12 | 68 | 136 | 134 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 119 | 115 | 115 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 94 | 4 | 217 | 16 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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