Fish Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.44° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is

16.8°C

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 12PM is: 0.3m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	19s
Evening (28 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 28							Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 11	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	55	51	63	133	452	667	1210	1140	1140	1034	1079	898	821	757	585	428	367	367	361	215	448	472	464
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					4:23PM1.60m				4:53AM1.46m					5:08PM1.48m				5:41AM1.37m				5:59PM1.34m
Low Tide			10:12AM0.11m				10:41PM0.05m				10:56AM0.19m					11:26PM0.16m				11:48AM0.30m


	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	18	19	18	17	17	17	16	18	19	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	18	17
Feels °C	15	15	14	15	14	13	13	14	14	16	16	16	16	14	13	13	14	13	14	15	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 11	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	55	51	50	103	138	667	1210	1140	1140	1034	1079	898	821	757	585	428	367	367	361	215	448	472	464
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 9	SSE 6	WSW 9	SW 19	SW 18	WSW 12	—	S 6	SE 8	S 6	SE 8	—	SE 12	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	—	—	SW 15	SW 14	SE 9	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	27	16	26	133	452	239	—	6	2	17	3	—	5	67	26	24	—	—	80	169	3	30	50
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	WSW 9	SW 20	—	NW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 12	—	—	—	SW 15	—	SSW 12	SW 15	ESE 10	SE 10
kJ	16	26	63	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	58	—	98	54	36	24
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 8	SSE 7	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4
kJ	—	—	7	32	36	16	27	32	28	28	33	34	24	23	26	29	19	26	22	16	11	13	13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dunes Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Victoria Bay Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Dumps Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Dumps Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	1	2	3	2	3
Distance (km)	8	8	15	10	10	8	9	8	8	10	10	8	379	97	37	28	9	28	339	339	401	70	28
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Captains	Captains	Kamer Van	Long Beach	Long Beach	Captains	Haakgat	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Kamer Van	Kamer Van	Milnerton				Captains	Captains	Beach Road					Captains
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4				3	3	3					4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Long Beach Cape Town	Captains Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Captains Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	8	6	9	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	6

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