The Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.8° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 10PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (03 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
4
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0
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1
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0
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0
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
3
S
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
1.1
SW
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
853
1391
1640
1353
1437
1655
1897
1562
1151
1183
1334
1131
808
716
683
545
500
545
558
817
1043
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
55
SSE
50
SE
55
SE
55
SE
55
SE
55
SE
50
SE
50
SE
55
SE
60
SE
55
SE
50
SE
45
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:10PM1.27m
7:56AM1.08m
8:30PM1.15m
9:46AM1.03m
10:28PM1.12m
Low Tide
12:46PM0.40m
1:38AM0.42m
1:55PM0.53m
3:14AM0.51m
3:57PM0.59m
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:30
6:30
 mm
2
Temp °C
15
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
13
12
12
11
11
14
18
19
15
14
Feels °C
12
3
5
5
4
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
5
8
12
12
8
7
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