The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 01 Jun 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
16.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Hoek today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 12AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (02 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
2.1
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1010
1201
1096
1102
971
853
645
469
407
639
599
1011
1164
1112
956
850
772
876
868
888
782
701
651
611
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
S
15
SE
20
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:59PM1.34m
4:04AM1.35m
4:34PM1.32m
4:39AM1.31m
5:11PM1.30m
5:14AM1.26m
Low Tide
10:02PM0.33m
10:21AM0.23m
10:37PM0.36m
10:54AM0.26m
11:13PM0.40m
11:29AM0.30m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:44
5:44
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
17
17
18
18
17
14
14
10
8
7
7
7
9
7
7
7
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.1
W
11
1.3
SSW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
1010
1201
1096
1102
971
853
645
469
407
286
599
1011
1164
1112
956
850
772
635
561
448
440
363
320
273
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
NW
11
0.6
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
Energy kJ
17
17
11
12
5
84
431
292
200
167
247
191
149
116
86
59
53
33
33
33
33
18
18
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
10
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
3
2
5
5
5
5
8
57
284
138
10
10
10
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
1.5
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
Energy kJ
6
141
212
397
639
528
414
417
565
736
847
767
876
868
888
782
701
651
611
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
4
3
4
4
4
2
3
Distance (km)
4
6
0
0
0
0
0
79
79
346
79
34
34
195
197
197
1101
913
197
157
894
79
195
157
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
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