The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 17 May 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 11PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (17 May)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
!
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
2.4
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
829
850
837
837
863
915
1042
1028
915
796
722
763
819
921
890
1398
988
561
573
1185
973
872
655
470
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
S
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:42PM1.54m
3:55AM1.62m
4:28PM1.51m
4:43AM1.54m
5:17PM1.46m
5:34AM1.42m
Low Tide
9:45PM0.10m
10:15AM-0.00m
10:33PM0.14m
11:02AM0.08m
11:26PM0.22m
11:52AM0.18m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:51
5:51
5:50
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
20
21
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
18
19
15
15
15
16
17
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.1
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.7
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
829
850
837
837
863
915
1042
1028
915
796
722
649
624
536
528
729
528
346
330
551
399
329
203
181
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
Energy kJ
184
59
87
57
49
73
55
32
32
28
12
11
5
5
5
414
414
18
18
233
226
184
180
125
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
17
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
Energy kJ
34
58
59
58
17
18
17
20
8
15
11
70
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.8
SE
8
Energy kJ
460
123
117
121
115
126
135
169
346
469
636
763
819
921
890
1398
988
561
573
1185
973
872
655
470
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
79
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
7
19
19
7
4
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Hoek surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest