Fish Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.44° E

Fish Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.3° 

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 1AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
10
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
8
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
476
690
703
562
433
341
235
132
100
116
175
217
339
934
1249
1408
1218
1164
946
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
W
0
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:00PM1.42m
7:21AM1.17m
7:44PM1.31m
8:13AM1.07m
8:35PM1.19m
Low Tide
1:24AM0.34m
1:20PM0.39m
2:13AM0.43m
2:07PM0.50m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
12
13
11
11
12
10
12
14
13
14
13
14
12
12
13
13
11
11
11
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