The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

Issued: 7 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Hoek sea temperature is

15.2° C

The Hoek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Hoek today (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 3PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	15s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Evening (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24							Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	7424	5737	4757	4119	3709	3140	2580	2281	2221	1607	1697	1359	1801	1866	1771	1638	1398	1269	1193	1007	808	808	632
Wind (km/h)	SE	E	ENE	SW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	S	S	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				12:11PM1.01m				00:19AM1.11m				1:10PM1.09m				1:14AM1.17m				1:54PM1.18m
Low Tide		5:57AM0.53m				6:15PM0.61m				6:59AM0.47m				7:15PM0.54m				7:44AM0.39m				7:59PM0.46m


	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	15	16	16	15	15	16	16	16	17	18	17	15	14
Feels °C	11	10	11	12	10	9	10	11	11	11	12	13	13	12	12	14	14	14	15	16	14	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	WSW 12
kJ	7424	5737	4757	4119	3709	3140	2580	2281	2221	1607	1697	1359	1801	1866	1771	1638	1398	1269	1193	1007	808	808	569
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 13	WSW 14	SE 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	WSW 13	SW 16	—	—	—	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	—	—	—	6	5	5	1366	1222	5	577	312	402	40	—	—	—	103	258	283	412	434	412	632
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 7	—	SE 11	SE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 11	S 10	—	SSW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	7	—	5	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37	35	—	179
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	—	SE 3	SSE 3	SE 11	—	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	5	5	5	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	29
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	4	4	4	6	4	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	6
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5

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