Fish Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.44° E

Fish Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.4° 

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 8AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (31 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.6
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
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
661
528
469
445
429
524
589
739
956
1144
1299
1496
1708
1831
1864
1864
1770
1632
1504
1380
1266
1155
954
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
0
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:48AM1.47m
5:03PM1.60m
5:22AM1.41m
5:38PM1.52m
6:01AM1.32m
6:18PM1.41m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.10m
11:18PM0.11m
11:22AM0.17m
11:55PM0.19m
11:59AM0.27m
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>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:27
6:28
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
7
7
7
8
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
13
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