The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
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 10AM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)16ft (5.0m)15s
Afternoon (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)121314151616161615151414141313131312121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43906208805010444110041092310333895775015801446135442993225317931488995762680494411325259230
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:31AM
1.30
7:14PM
1.22
7:42AM
1.15
8:41PM
1.15
9:23AM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17AM
0.34
12:52PM
0.34
1:28AM
0.46
2:07PM
0.46
3:11AM
0.53
3:47PM
0.50
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise---7:13-------7:13-------7:15----
Sunset------6:15-------6:14-------6:13-
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616161616161614131313151819201919181921222322
Feels °C (?)1111111099910991011131616171616151618192019
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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