The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 07 Mar 2026 SAST
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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
19.2° 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 2PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (07 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (07 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tue
10
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
3
3
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111121211111212121212121212121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3147353934681749178422922245301726032325202717511177933782734722680595585467443379353
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32PM
1.34
5:43AM
1.40
6:01PM
1.23
6:11AM
1.27
6:32PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:30AM
0.19
11:31PM
0.27
11:57AM
0.30
11:58PM
0.38
12:25PM
0.41
12:26AM
0.50
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tue
10
Sunrise-6:37-------6:39-------6:39------
Sunset----7:15-------7:14-------7:13---
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616161616151514141823232119181819242826252322
Feels °C (?)109898889891519181615141517222522211920
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