The Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.5° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 10PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
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5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3657
2987
2580
2281
2214
1607
1697
1462
1789
1866
1866
1731
1488
1269
1193
1007
808
997
604
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:19AM1.11m
1:10PM1.09m
1:14AM1.17m
1:54PM1.18m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.61m
6:59AM0.47m
7:15PM0.54m
7:44AM0.39m
7:59PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
17
17
16
14
14
Feels °C
11
10
10
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
14
14
15
14
13
11
10
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