The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 13 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
18.1° 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 5PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
0
2
1
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)101014141313131313131614141414141313161616161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2122086327158399769321077936104423002089231335123331471548634721962488247926720760215116
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09
Sunset--6:25-------6:24-------6:23-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------11-----------
Temp. °C192121201919191819201919181818171717171716161616
Feels °C (?)192120191819201818191719171414131413131313131313
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