Fish Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.44° E

Fish Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.0° 

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 7AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (30 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (30 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
1109
1075
1019
899
813
800
723
505
603
528
469
445
429
524
589
739
874
1083
1319
1387
1589
1858
2050
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
S
0
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:15AM1.50m
4:31PM1.63m
4:48AM1.47m
5:03PM1.60m
5:22AM1.41m
5:38PM1.52m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.07m
10:45PM0.07m
10:48AM0.10m
11:18PM0.11m
11:22AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:27
6:27
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
8
8
7
8
7
7
6
8
8
7
8
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
11
11
12
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