The Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
14.5° C
1.0° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 6AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (05 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.8
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
677
1532
2295
2390
2326
2626
3633
4852
4804
4308
3672
3502
3459
3244
3318
3267
3688
4005
4062
4815
4815
4684
4431
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
35
N
15
W
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:15AM1.18m
7:38PM1.32m
8:19AM1.10m
8:48PM1.23m
9:50AM1.05m
10:22PM1.20m
Low Tide
1:09AM0.32m
1:10PM0.38m
2:07AM0.39m
2:12PM0.48m
3:28AM0.45m
3:46PM0.55m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
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6:08
6:08
6:09
 mm
8
3
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
7
7
10
9
8
8
12
11
11
10
8
7
7
6
6
7
8
10
13
12
10
11
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