Fish Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.44° E

Fish Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
13.8° C
1.8° 

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 5PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)18s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)17s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1573
1282
1123
989
906
811
702
675
551
623
489
450
493
501
508
501
447
440
493
659
569
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:53PM1.68m
4:09AM1.56m
4:29PM1.69m
4:46AM1.51m
5:05PM1.64m
Low Tide
9:40AM-0.01m
10:08PM0.02m
10:16AM-0.01m
10:46PM0.04m
10:51AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
21
25
22
21
20
18
15
13
14
14
15
14
15
14
13
13
14
16
16
15
16
Feels °C
18
22
19
17
16
13
10
9
10
11
12
13
14
13
13
12
13
15
15
14
16
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