The Hoek Surf Break

The Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

Issued: 7 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
14.6° C

1.5°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Hoek at 2PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (26 Jun)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
5
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4124
4531
4531
4234
3869
3128
2491
2004
1736
1785
1639
1693
1668
1657
1521
1607
1912
2204
2481
2721
4585
14048
13141
11740
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NW
5
S
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:23PM1.16m
1:25AM1.25m
2:03PM1.22m
2:06AM1.29m
2:40PM1.27m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.37m
7:24PM0.47m
7:54AM0.32m
8:06PM0.42m
8:31AM0.28m
8:44PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
4
11
4
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
20
19
19
18
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
17
16
16
18
17
19
18
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
10
10
8
7
7
5
5
8
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.3
SW
17
1.1
WSW
16
5
WSW
15
Energy kJ
4124
4531
4531
4234
3869
3128
2491
2004
1736
1785
1639
1693
1668
1657
1521
1607
1912
2204
2481
2721
3161
590
10775
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.5
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
18
1.1
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
0.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
187
126
75
13
33
32
24
17
12
12
11
11
46
45
110
216
256
356
925
2268
457
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.1
W
24
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
22
0.6
SW
21
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
Energy kJ
22
11
5
77
279
448
419
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.5
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
4
1.6
NNW
5
2
NW
6
2.5
NW
7
4.5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
16
5
WSW
16
5.5
WSW
15
Energy kJ
64
6
8
14
8
21
46
125
292
627
4585
14048
13141
11740
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
5
4
9
9
Distance (km)
4
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
4
4
10
10
4
19
29
29
83
186
186
369
387
463
157
426
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
7
7
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
8
9
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
9
6
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