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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 pm Tuesday 12 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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Hoek today?
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 8PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | |
3543 | 3942 | 2986 | 2740 | 2299 | 2165 | 2357 | 2587 | 2739 | 2897 | 2860 | 2578 | 2135 | 1900 | 1871 | 1541 | 1354 | 973 | 743 | 732 | 521 | 573 | 881 | 1267 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:55AM1.18m | 00:10AM1.39m | 12:45PM1.29m | 00:55AM1.50m | 1:30PM1.39m | 1:39AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM0.40m | 6:38AM0.25m | 6:43PM0.30m | 7:22AM0.12m | 7:28PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | W 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 14 |
 kJ | 3543 | 3942 | 2986 | 2740 | 2299 | 2165 | 2357 | 2587 | 2739 | 2897 | 2860 | 2578 | 2135 | 1900 | 1871 | 1541 | 1354 | 973 | 743 | 597 | 521 | 573 | 576 | 1267 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | W 12 | SSW 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 14 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 3149 | 2533 | 2670 | 2202 | 1985 | — | 1934 | 1673 | 1517 | 1274 | 1165 | 1083 | 966 | 737 | 645 | 667 | 593 | 713 | 655 | 732 | 514 | 433 | 881 | 468 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 526 | — | 323 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 37 | 61 | 123 | 80 | 107 | 326 | 383 | 246 | 439 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 10 | — | W 12 | — | W 11 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 614 | — | 1355 | — | 2000 | 2229 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 426 | 9 | 19 | 157 | 157 | 158 | 157 | 157 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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