The Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 23s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 12AM is: 1.4m 22s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (06 Sep)3ft (0.9m)23s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
1.3
SW
22
1.7
SW
21
2.1
SW
20
2.3
SW
18
2.3
SW
18
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
620
875
1528
2460
3370
3302
3122
2220
1978
1664
1460
1441
1402
1550
1471
1380
1247
745
630
Wind (km/h)
45
SE
45
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:28PM1.12m
11:38AM1.11m
00:03AM1.20m
12:46PM1.27m
Low Tide
3:57PM0.59m
5:14AM0.48m
5:54PM0.50m
6:31AM0.36m
7:02PM0.35m
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>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:31
 mm
Temp °C
19
15
14
14
14
14
17
21
23
23
22
21
20
20
23
25
24
21
23
Feels °C
10
8
8
9
9
11
15
19
21
21
20
19
19
18
21
23
21
19
21
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