The Hoek Surf Break

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
14.7° C

1.6°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 9PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (16 Jun)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.1
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
480
558
660
781
685
404
961
792
1034
1255
1537
1949
1408
1333
2593
2391
2053
1729
1460
1247
1144
932
811
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:23PM1.54m
4:38AM1.52m
5:11PM1.53m
5:28AM1.44m
6:01PM1.49m
6:20AM1.33m
Low Tide
10:09AM0.02m
10:32PM0.13m
10:55AM0.06m
11:24PM0.17m
11:42AM0.13m
00:18AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:44
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
12
15
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
14
13
13
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
6
10
11
9
8
9
8
9
11
11
10
9
9
10
7
8
11
9
9
10
9
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
9
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
123
480
558
660
781
685
375
961
792
1034
1255
1537
1949
1408
1266
2593
2391
2053
1729
1460
1247
1144
932
811
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.3
SW
10
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
0.4
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
SW
11
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
0.1
SW
20
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
Energy kJ
186
16
164
112
404
37
96
37
33
388
528
1052
1333
15
50
103
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
10
0.1
S
22
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
35
9
59
79
57
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
2
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
Energy kJ
172
192
197
289
198
213
210
197
160
127
223
292
173
149
122
194
126
143
160
151
151
134
144
245
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
2
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
19
0
19
19
19
7
19
0
0
19
29
19
19
19
19
19
19
157
47
19
19
7
7
7
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
9
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
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