The Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.4° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 6PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.4
SW
8
0.8
SW
10
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
440
388
273
129
268
318
584
1667
2290
2603
2570
2436
2114
1799
1550
1404
1381
1313
1107
1031
857
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:45PM1.31m
8:14AM1.07m
8:36PM1.19m
9:21AM1.00m
9:43PM1.11m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.39m
2:14AM0.43m
2:08PM0.51m
3:14AM0.51m
3:13PM0.60m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
12
13
14
14
14
12
13
14
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
9
9
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