The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

Issued: 7 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is

15.6° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 2PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night).
	Wednesday 8							Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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)	3	4	4	4	3	5	!	3	3	!	!	!	!	3	!	4	4	!	!	!	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1912	1671	1559	1413	1286	3445	3420	2457	2801	3313	3037	3024	2672	2275	2844	2386	2911	2682	2571	2508	2415	1596	2032	1390
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	NW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			9:00AM1.10m				9:26PM1.29m				10:20AM1.10m				10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m
Low Tide					2:52PM0.46m				4:04AM0.39m				4:12PM0.49m					5:23AM0.35m				5:36PM0.45m


	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50
	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	16	16	15	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	13	12	12
Feels °C	13	15	16	14	12	9	8	8	6	7	7	7	7	8	6	6	7	7	8	9	9	8	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1912	1671	1559	1413	1286	3445	3420	2457	2801	3313	3037	3024	2672	2275	2844	2386	2911	2682	2571	2508	2415	1596	2032	1390
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	S 14	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	SW 13	SW 13	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12
kJ	540	694	861	1078	1225	—	—	15	59	—	—	—	—	—	662	796	431	17	37	34	82	112	141	136
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	W 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 11	SSE 5	—	—	SSE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SSE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	498	44	—	—	64	41	59	56	55	66	85	119	143	182	123	209	117
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	6	0	0	0	29	0	19	19	19	19	19	19	346	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	7	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5		4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	5	7	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	8

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