The Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
13.9°C
2.1° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 6PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (10 Oct)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (10 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
12
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1501
1617
1684
1819
1677
1387
1149
1025
1188
1077
1042
961
945
929
995
996
845
972
1113
1000
868
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
0
NNW
5
WNW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
5
NE
15
NW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:56PM1.64m
3:18AM1.51m
3:26PM1.61m
3:49AM1.48m
3:56PM1.55m
Low Tide
8:49AM0.10m
9:15PM0.01m
9:20AM0.11m
9:44PM0.04m
9:50AM0.15m
10:12PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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Temp °C
17
19
18
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
17
17
16
15
16
17
17
16
14
15
Feels °C
17
17
16
16
14
14
15
15
16
15
16
16
17
14
11
12
13
13
14
12
14
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