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The Hoek Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 SASTForecast 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
17.8° 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 7AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | |
154 | 120 | 221 | 311 | 415 | 429 | 450 | 1835 | 2283 | 2688 | 1822 | 1637 | 1102 | 923 | 824 | 818 | 818 | 865 | 865 | 865 | 1011 | 1186 | 1369 | 1647 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:37PM1.25m | 12:12PM1.16m | 00:30AM1.34m | 1:00PM1.24m | 1:11AM1.42m | 1:38PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09AM0.40m | 6:16PM0.40m | 6:58AM0.30m | 7:02PM0.33m | 7:36AM0.21m | 7:39PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
— | — | — | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | W 9 | SW 8 | SW 10 | NW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 154 | 120 | 221 | 311 | 76 | 42 | 450 | 1593 | 6 | 2688 | 1822 | 1637 | 1102 | 776 | 824 | 818 | 818 | 865 | 865 | 865 | 1011 | 1186 | 1369 | 1136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | NW 12 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 27 | 38 | 76 | 18 | 54 | 95 | 257 | — | — | — | 6 | 696 | 923 | 739 | 572 | 467 | 385 | 335 | 335 | 260 | 260 | 231 | 241 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 12 | S 15 | SSW 10 | NW 12 | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 41 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | W 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 16 | 40 | 59 | 415 | 429 | 352 | 1835 | 2283 | 2097 | 618 | 716 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 26 | 1647 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 83 | 10 | 346 | 19 | 19 | 915 | 157 | 1176 | 34 | 157 | 6 | 1883 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 52 | 157 | 19 | 19 |
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