The Hoek surf break

The Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 15 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
18.3° 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 10AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (15 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (15 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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3
2
0
0
0
0
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313161616161514141414131313131212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2582351241194863568855281077996418260720760214955422237523054268122072045173616651524130213271370
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
15
NNW
25
N
35
NNE
35
NNW
40
NNW
15
SW
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise---7:07-------7:09-------7:09----
Sunset------6:23-------6:22-------6:21-
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
11-------------------194
Temp. °C171818171717171717161616171717171716151517151213
Feels °C (?)15131312131313131413131416141415151310811899
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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