The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 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
18.2° 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 6PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (15 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (15 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
3
2
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)131316161616151414141413131313121212111111121414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5917552810779964182607523602149554370375230102417210318191736163816271842155415951488124728433278
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
15
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
NW
10
ESE
25
NNW
25
NW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
ononcross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-------7:09-------7:09-------7:11
Sunset--6:23-------6:22-------6:21-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------191421-
Temp. °C181818171717161617171717171615151716131315161716
Feels °C (?)14141514141514151614151515131010111111810121213
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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