The Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.08° S 18.35° E

The Hoek, South Africa Weather Observations

Issued: 1 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Hoek sea temperature is
14.3° C
1.3° 

The Hoek surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for The Hoek based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in The Hoek right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near The Hoek

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Slangkop

8 km S102 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (13 kph from 30 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16.3 °C-
-

-

Shoebury Heights wx

10 km NE624 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 203°)
5
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Meadowridge wx

11 km NE55 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
0
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Town

14 km NE70 m above sea level

21 minutes ago
dry
5
light winds from the N
(6 km/h at 0°)
20
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

In memory of Patrice

17 km NNE400 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
70
gales from the NNE
(72 km/h at 17°)
85
10.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Molteno Reservior

17 km NNE97 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
-
(- km/h at -°)
16.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Observatory wx

20 km NNE19 m above sea level

48 minutes ago
dry
15
light winds from the NW
(13 km/h at 321°)
25
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Town - Portnet

20 km NNE2 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.7 °C-
-

-

Thornton wx

24 km NE22 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (13 kph from 30 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP8627

24 km NE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to The Hoek and within an acceptable time window.

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