The Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
13.8°C
2.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 5AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (24 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (24 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
7
1.5
SSE
7
0.8
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
16
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
211
295
706
1038
1267
1253
1094
1126
964
933
822
734
683
604
614
505
783
1823
2102
1889
1972
1836
1712
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
0
W
10
N
10
WNW
10
SW
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NE
5
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:44AM1.33m
2:00PM1.47m
2:15AM1.42m
2:29PM1.57m
2:46AM1.50m
2:58PM1.65m
Low Tide
7:51AM0.23m
8:15PM0.18m
8:20AM0.15m
8:44PM0.08m
8:49AM0.09m
9:14PM0.01m
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6:33
6:31
6:31
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6:43
6:44
6:45
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
16
17
17
17
18
16
15
15
14
18
17
20
20
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
20
19
16
18
17
17
19
17
16
16
14
17
17
20
20
15
16
16
14
14
14
13
11
11
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