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The Hoek Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 18 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Hoek today?
The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 11AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | |
863 | 915 | 1042 | 1028 | 929 | 796 | 705 | 820 | 975 | 1020 | 705 | 787 | 645 | 462 | 1509 | 1297 | 1010 | 901 | 542 | 571 | 428 | 373 | 107 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:28PM1.51m | 4:43AM1.54m | 5:17PM1.46m | 5:34AM1.42m | 6:11PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM-0.00m | 10:33PM0.14m | 11:02AM0.08m | 11:26PM0.22m | 11:52AM0.18m | 00:24AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 863 | 915 | 1042 | 1028 | 929 | 796 | 640 | 649 | 624 | 536 | 528 | 493 | 352 | 408 | 665 | 563 | 465 | 333 | 222 | 203 | 137 | 97 | 107 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 49 | 73 | 55 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 12 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 451 | 414 | 18 | 325 | 233 | 226 | 184 | 180 | 125 | 121 | 82 | 68 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSE 14 | SW 10 | — | — | — | SW 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 58 | — | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 115 | 131 | 145 | 175 | 443 | 620 | 705 | 820 | 975 | 1020 | 705 | 787 | 645 | 462 | 1509 | 1297 | 1010 | 901 | 542 | 571 | 428 | 373 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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