The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 13 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 1AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
1
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131316141414131413131616161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)632715839976932107793610442300208925823399318446465012479098729047792672076021511643703752
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
S
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-----7:07-------7:07-------7:09--
Sunset6:25-------6:24-------6:23-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------11-------------
Temp. °C212019191918192020191818181717171717161616161717
Feels °C (?)201918192018181919191715141314131313131313141615
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