The Hoek Surf Break

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

Issued: 1 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
14.5° C

1.6°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 7PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (23 Jun)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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)
0
0
0
3
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4
4
4
4
5
5
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
11
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2
SSW
12
1.7
SW
16
2
SW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
448
777
2415
1568
7522
8122
9373
8967
8899
8749
8013
7239
5659
4493
3827
2975
2354
1922
1600
1098
1523
2008
4620
4784
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NW
20
SW
5
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
S
5
SE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
WSW
0
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:32AM1.04m
10:48PM1.21m
11:40AM1.06m
11:47PM1.20m
12:36PM1.11m
00:40AM1.22m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.54m
5:32AM0.44m
5:36PM0.55m
6:27AM0.41m
6:36PM0.52m
7:13AM0.37m
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
5
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
8
8
11
10
12
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
10
11
13
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
11
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
448
777
2415
1568
7522
8122
9373
8967
8899
8749
8013
7239
5659
4493
3827
2975
2354
1922
1600
1098
1177
1323
4620
4784
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.2
WSW
22
0.6
WSW
21
1.4
SW
19
1.7
SW
18
1.6
SW
13
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
301
47
297
1365
1850
867
18
38
216
632
1523
2008
257
183
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SSW
17
1
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
Energy kJ
40
305
293
249
331
149
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2.1
W
10
0.9
SE
4
1.4
SE
5
1.5
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
Energy kJ
273
394
847
28
106
131
149
175
198
143
92
191
400
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
186
186
4
19
4
4
4
4
4
4
19
19
7
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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