Fish Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.44° E

Issued: 1 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is

15.5° C

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 9PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri night, calm by Sun night).
	Fri 10					Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 11	SE 7	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1077	958	928	739	727	727	699	618	598	557	469	461	392	349	628	230	295	167	161	149	296	239	192	88
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide		11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.24m				1:04AM1.41m				1:48PM1.35m					2:02AM1.49m
Low Tide				5:36PM0.45m				6:34AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m				7:35AM0.17m				7:53PM0.26m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	16	17	16	14	13	13	13	14	17	18	17	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	7	8	8	7	8	8	9	9	10	12	12	12	10	10	10	10	12	15	16	14	14	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	WSW 11	SSW 11	SSE 7	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10
kJ	1077	958	928	739	727	727	699	618	598	557	469	461	392	349	41	230	146	167	161	149	296	239	192	88
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	W 14	W 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 12	WSW 11	W 11	W 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	SSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	SSE 7
kJ	4	16	13	32	29	48	44	43	38	38	43	47	46	45	12	40	186	39	38	37	31	31	31	48
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	W 8	—	—	—	W 13	S 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 11	SW 16	WSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	W 10
kJ	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	14	6	12	12	12	10	10	40	10	22	9	8	8	8	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 7	SE 7	S 11	SSE 7	SE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	75	105	108	133	122	112	116	124	124	92	105	132	135	114	628	142	295	142	117	96	121	115	82	73
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	25	25	25	16	16	9	9	8	9	8	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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