The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is

14.4° C

The Hoek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Hoek today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 11AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Evening (16 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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)	!	!	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	3048	2681	2381	1942	1645	1261	1189	1149	1111	850	773	703	599	465	416	377	176	391	423	353	352	666	603	465
Wind (km/h)	WNW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	ESE	S	SSW	SE	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide					4:55PM1.62m					5:11AM1.48m				5:37PM1.59m				5:54AM1.39m				6:19PM1.52m
Low Tide			10:40AM0.02m					11:11PM0.10m				11:20AM0.07m				11:55PM0.15m				12:00PM0.16m				00:39AM0.24m


	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48
	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	5:57
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	16	16	16	15
Feels °C	14	14	14	14	15	14	16	15	15	15	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	3048	2681	2381	1942	1645	1261	1189	1149	1111	850	773	703	599	465	416	377	176	391	423	353	242	666	603	465
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	WSW 10	S 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	S 10	WSW 11	W 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	31	55	51	132	100	187	295	352	167	198	242
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	S 12	SW 14	S 11	S 11	S 11	WSW 12	S 10	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	10	40	72	130	121	114	144	176	161	127
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2
Distance (km)	4	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	9	9	6	8	7	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5

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