The Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.1° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 12PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1077
669
587
543
458
359
333
463
504
586
513
522
501
483
410
410
344
284
280
290
527
459
527
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
5
S
5
W
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:37PM1.42m
2:44AM1.41m
3:05PM1.51m
3:14AM1.47m
3:33PM1.59m
Low Tide
8:27AM0.21m
8:46PM0.25m
8:54AM0.14m
9:15PM0.17m
9:21AM0.09m
9:44PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:24
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
16
21
23
24
23
21
20
20
19
18
18
16
16
15
15
15
17
19
17
16
15
Feels °C
9
9
13
19
21
22
22
20
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
15
14
15
16
17
15
14
13
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