The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

Issued: 1 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is

15.4° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 8PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 10					Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	!	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2021	1909	2548	2221	1368	1258	1221	1221	1132	598	669	593	701	943	804	778	683	379	432	410	347	296	290	240
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	S	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy
High Tide		11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.24m				1:04AM1.41m				1:48PM1.35m					2:02AM1.49m
Low Tide				5:36PM0.45m				6:34AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m				7:34AM0.17m				7:53PM0.26m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	16	17	16	15	14	14	14	15	17	18	17	17	16	15	15
Feels °C	8	9	9	9	8	9	9	10	11	13	14	13	12	11	11	11	13	16	16	14	15	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	2021	1909	2548	2221	1368	1258	1221	1221	1132	598	669	593	701	943	804	778	683	379	432	410	347	296	290	240
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	SSE 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	SSE 8	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10
kJ	16	34	52	78	103	136	134	121	149	448	240	212	175	163	152	114	114	110	110	102	71	69	69	68
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	—	W 20	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 12	SW 18	SW 17	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 11	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14
kJ	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	7	116	84	163	178	12	12	26	41	40	112	36	34	33	33	33	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—	—
kJ	132	151	195	236	177	161	144	141	256	108	132	148	147	221	255	266	276	242	204	200	118	73	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	19	19	19	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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