The Hoek Surf Break

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

Issued: 7 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
14.7° C

1.7°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 2PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jun)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (12 Jun)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
4
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
10
2.4
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2819
3749
3682
2931
2344
1887
1569
1020
1677
2403
3028
3075
3028
2849
2397
2170
1795
1579
1435
1197
1138
905
766
698
Wind (km/h)
40
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
10
W
5
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:04PM1.31m
1:14AM1.51m
1:56PM1.40m
2:07AM1.56m
2:45PM1.47m
Low Tide
6:51AM0.18m
7:02PM0.30m
7:43AM0.09m
7:57PM0.22m
8:33AM0.03m
8:49PM0.16m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
8
9
10
10
12
13
14
12
13
11
11
13
14
14
13
13
11
10
10
11
9
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
10
2.4
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
Energy kJ
3682
2931
2344
1887
1569
1020
1677
2403
3028
3075
3028
2849
2397
2170
1795
1579
1435
1197
1138
905
766
698
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
1
W
6
Energy kJ
55
86
737
586
386
327
228
188
154
118
122
83
81
57
6
6
6
6
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
15
0.1
S
18
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
9
Energy kJ
8
6
5
7
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
6
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
NNW
3
1
W
4
0.9
WNW
5
Energy kJ
2819
3749
62
6
41
48
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
1
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
349
19
916
9
9
4
4
4
0
4
4
4
4
4
0
0
4
4
10
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
4
3
4
3
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
6
4
4
4
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
8
9
6
4
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
8
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