Fish Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.44° E

Fish Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
13.2°C
2.5° 

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 12AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
442
389
338
369
357
357
315
363
424
418
405
386
286
281
244
206
459
648
754
Wind (km/h)
50
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
30
SE
40
SSE
40
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:34PM1.13m
7:06AM1.01m
7:26PM1.01m
8:42AM0.91m
9:33PM0.93m
Low Tide
00:52AM0.53m
1:00PM0.63m
1:59AM0.64m
2:49PM0.73m
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>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:38
6:39
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
18
17
15
13
13
12
12
16
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
6
6
5
4
5
5
6
9
8
9
8
10
8
8
12
14
11
10
10
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