The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
17.7° 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 9AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
3
WSW
4.5
W
4.5
W
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121111131313999101010101111121314141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)234128273359350328892358147522402800629589699154637514047470651064968494261427194665059755432
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
50
NNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:28AM
1.72
3:56PM
1.57
4:07AM
1.69
4:36PM
1.52
4:50AM
1.59
5:20PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
0.04
9:47AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.06
10:27AM
-0.03
10:38PM
0.11
11:09AM
0.06
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---7:11-------7:11-------7:11----
Sunset------6:20-------6:19-------6:17-
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11--111222222632111111--
Temp. °C161616161616161616151515161615141414151516161616
Feels °C (?)121111121010910111097675345781010911
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