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The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 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
18.1° 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 3PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)121314141414131313131312121212131415151616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56477221756269376219550247673943340931593153347139143972399951237184937510458101409922870877265691
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
SW
25
SW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
1.44
5:36AM
1.46
6:11PM
1.33
6:31AM
1.30
7:14PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
0.06
11:24PM
0.21
11:56AM
0.20
12:17AM
0.34
12:52PM
0.34
1:28AM
0.46
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-7:11-------7:13-------7:13------
Sunset----6:17-------6:15-------6:15---
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1--1-1-11113------------
Temp. °C151515161616161616161617171717171616161717161414
Feels °C (?)791011101110111212111312121212111010111010910
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