Fish Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.44° E

Fish Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
13.8° C
1.8° 

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 2AM is: 1.1m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)18s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)17s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
3
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.1
SW
21
1.1
SW
20
1.6
SW
19
1.6
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
962
1147
1081
977
843
1836
1573
1282
1027
989
906
783
702
675
551
623
489
450
493
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:14PM1.62m
3:29AM1.57m
3:53PM1.68m
4:09AM1.56m
4:29PM1.69m
Low Tide
9:28PM0.05m
9:40AM-0.01m
10:08PM0.02m
10:16AM-0.01m
10:46PM0.04m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
25
23
22
21
20
19
15
16
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
17
16
16
16
17
17
18
21
20
19
17
16
14
11
12
13
13
13
13
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