The Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.9° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 6PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (31 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (31 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
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4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1019
927
875
615
1141
1422
1702
2270
2639
3066
3567
3890
3949
3844
3866
3609
3299
2837
2795
2490
2207
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:03PM1.59m
5:22AM1.41m
5:38PM1.52m
6:01AM1.31m
6:18PM1.41m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.11m
11:18PM0.11m
11:21AM0.18m
11:55PM0.19m
11:59AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:28
6:28
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
8
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
12
11
12
13
12
13
14
13
14
14
15
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