Fish Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.44° E

Issued: 1 pm 09 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 4PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thu 9					Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	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
Wave Graph
kJ	1603	1496	1216	1264	1405	1557	1534	1134	958	958	835	739	727	727	699	618	598	557	469	461	392	372	280	226
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
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	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide	10:19AM1.10m				10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.24m				1:04AM1.41m
Low Tide			4:11PM0.49m					5:23AM0.35m				5:36PM0.45m				6:34AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m				7:35AM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	13	16	17	15	14	13	13	13
Feels °C	8	7	7	7	8	8	7	7	8	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	9	12	12	11	10	9	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	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
kJ	1603	1496	1216	1264	1405	1557	1534	1134	958	958	835	739	727	727	699	618	598	557	469	461	392	372	280	226
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 13	S 15	—	W 14	W 14	W 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 12	WSW 11	W 11	W 11	WSW 11	W 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	645	653	4	—	4	16	13	32	29	48	44	43	38	38	43	72	46	45	41	40
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
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	14	6	12	12	6	10	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 4	ESE 4	—	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	—	—	35	33	29	15	—	60	86	105	123	142	126	131	124	124	116	101	120	109	116	111	125	160
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	25	97	164	25	25	25	9	25	25	25	25	16	16	16	9	9	8	8	8	9	8	8	8	8
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Rating (10 max)	4			4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	4

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