The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 09 Apr 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
18.1° 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 8PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)121716161515141414141313131313131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54256766197610761914186217361559145112801162109911791086117210691037925812773761683672
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
S
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glassoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
0.97
8:39AM
0.95
10:20PM
0.98
10:48AM
0.98
11:41PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
0.59
2:10AM
0.70
3:24PM
0.63
4:50AM
0.68
5:15PM
0.57
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-------7:05-------7:05-------7:05
Sunset--6:30-------6:30-------6:29-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C252726252524232223222120202020192021201919191818
Feels °C (?)252726252523222123222020202121202121191818191818
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