The Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
13.0°C
2.7° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 11PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (19 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1063
1423
1632
1591
1452
1367
1288
1094
998
809
784
636
545
472
472
371
347
288
283
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:35PM0.93m
11:22AM0.95m
11:39PM0.99m
12:27PM1.07m
Low Tide
2:53PM0.73m
4:47AM0.65m
5:46PM0.68m
6:12AM0.56m
6:42PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:39
6:40
6:40
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
20
21
19
18
18
17
17
18
21
25
26
25
24
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
14
15
18
18
16
14
15
15
15
16
20
24
24
24
23
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