The Hoek Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for The Hoek

Issued: 7 pm 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
15.4° C

1.1°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 (06 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)--
Afternoon (06 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (06 Jun)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
359
554
802
829
650
868
1245
774
1759
1858
2033
2098
2067
2209
2067
1903
1750
1494
1225
1077
976
895
869
997
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
E
0
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:19PM1.23m
7:32AM1.10m
8:14PM1.23m
8:39AM1.08m
9:15PM1.25m
9:53AM1.09m
Low Tide
1:32AM0.50m
1:38PM0.44m
2:36AM0.50m
2:39PM0.47m
3:46AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:43
5:43
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
12
12
14
13
13
13
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
359
554
802
829
650
868
1245
774
1759
1858
2033
2098
2067
2209
2067
1903
1750
1494
1225
1077
976
895
869
997
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.9
WSW
14
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
1
SW
15
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
101
66
42
26
328
17
8
424
37
36
35
7
7
7
7
7
12
12
12
6
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.1
W
15
0.3
SSE
10
0.1
NW
14
0.1
W
14
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
57
4
18
8
4
8
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
15
3
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
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