The Hoek Surf Break

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
14.7° C

1.4°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 (1.6m), 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) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 8AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling 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 Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
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4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
19
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
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
960
747
748
396
777
2233
1365
7522
8216
9373
8967
8899
8749
8272
7239
5454
4692
3827
2961
2340
1806
1697
1064
1523
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
15
SSW
5
S
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
0
NW
5
SSW
10
ESE
5
E
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:32AM1.04m
10:48PM1.21m
11:40AM1.06m
11:47PM1.20m
12:36PM1.11m
Low Tide
4:28AM0.45m
4:27PM0.54m
5:32AM0.44m
5:36PM0.55m
6:27AM0.41m
6:36PM0.52m
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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
 mm
1
1
1
5
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
11
10
9
8
9
10
11
11
11
9
10
9
10
10
11
11
10
9
11
13
17
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
W
7
1.6
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
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
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SSW
12
Energy kJ
960
747
748
149
777
2233
1287
7522
8216
9373
8967
8899
8749
8272
7239
5454
4692
3827
2961
2340
1806
1697
1064
988
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
1.2
SW
12
0.2
WSW
22
0.6
WSW
21
1.4
SW
19
1.7
SW
18
1.7
SSW
13
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
251
318
396
47
297
1365
1850
1061
18
38
214
632
1523
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.3
SW
22
1.1
SW
14
0.3
SSW
20
0.7
SW
17
1
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
Energy kJ
301
74
478
76
281
331
149
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.6
WNW
6
1.2
NNW
5
2
WNW
7
1.4
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
Energy kJ
84
95
201
62
384
110
120
111
154
161
109
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
9
9
9
9
5
9
9
5
6
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
5
11
186
186
186
4
9
4
4
4
4
7
6
19
7
4
7
15
3
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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