The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 May 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
17.4° 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 3PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the N by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
9
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.5
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
313
390
443
413
434
414
413
596
921
1261
1948
1875
1689
1475
1435
1301
1143
985
484
883
700
680
590
721
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
45
N
35
W
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:44PM1.12m
6:51AM1.07m
7:49PM1.08m
8:04AM1.01m
9:10PM1.09m
Low Tide
12:18PM0.44m
00:45AM0.57m
1:10PM0.50m
1:59AM0.62m
2:23PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
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7:24
7:26
7:26
7:26
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6:00
5:59
5:58
5:57
16
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
11
12
12
13
14
12
13
13
14
15
13
12
12
11
8
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
9
1.1
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
SSE
10
1.6
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
Energy kJ
313
390
142
305
434
414
408
476
385
1261
1948
1875
1689
1475
1435
1301
1143
985
484
883
700
680
590
517
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
12
1.1
SSE
9
1
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
9
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
16
1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
Energy kJ
206
144
188
413
149
248
413
596
921
282
220
75
73
82
468
376
293
269
404
195
145
133
98
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
11
0.8
SSE
11
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
S
9
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SE
14
0.7
SE
14
0.9
SSE
13
1.1
SW
14
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
135
196
443
53
49
46
59
133
461
378
194
24
52
169
229
142
211
211
253
459
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
SSE
9
0.6
NNW
3
1.1
NW
4
1.7
NNW
5
2.5
NW
7
Energy kJ
264
264
228
153
158
158
169
7
40
165
721
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
4
5
11
66
93
233
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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