Fish Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.44° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is

15.7° 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 7AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am 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 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun night).
	Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sunday 12
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	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	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSE 8	SSW 11	SSE 8	SSW 10	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1557	1534	1134	972	958	928	739	727	727	618	618	598	557	469	461	392	349	280	230	186	183	150	132	116
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide					11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.24m				1:04AM1.41m				1:48PM1.35m
Low Tide			5:23AM0.35m				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	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	12	13	14	15	14	13	13	13	13	14	16	17	15	14	14	14	13	14	17	18	17	16
Feels °C	8	8	7	8	8	9	8	8	9	9	9	10	12	12	11	10	11	11	10	11	14	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	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	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	1557	1534	1134	972	958	928	739	727	727	618	618	598	557	469	461	392	349	280	230	186	183	128	123	116
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	S 15	—	W 14	W 14	W 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	W 10
kJ	653	4	—	4	16	13	32	29	48	44	40	38	38	43	47	46	45	41	40	40	39	38	37	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	W 8	—	—	—	W 13	S 18	SW 18	SW 18	S 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	14	6	12	12	6	10	10	10	10	22	9	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 7	SSE 7
kJ	18	35	72	90	108	137	147	135	139	152	124	128	116	128	144	104	108	118	142	183	154	150	132	90
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	9	25	25	25	25	25	16	16	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	6	5	6	5	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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