Fish Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.44° E

Issued: 7 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is

17.9°C

Surf Forecasts:

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

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 1PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (13 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (13 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).
	Friday 13							Saturday 14								Sunday 15								Mon 16
	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	2 AM	5 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	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	271	226	217	108	194	646	700	819	1052	1271	1387	1292	1255	1150	1019	1019	792	680	613	535	459	379	319	236	232
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide						5:10PM1.25m				5:43AM1.22m				5:48PM1.16m				6:28AM1.15m				6:34PM1.08m
Low Tide				11:07AM0.40m				11:25PM0.34m				11:45AM0.48m				00:03AM0.42m				12:32PM0.56m				00:50AM0.49m


	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33
	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—	—	—	7:28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	16	19	19	19	18	16	16	17	18	19	18	18	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	13	13	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	13	12	11	11	10	11	13	14	14	12	12	11	11	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	271	226	217	108	149	646	700	819	1052	1271	1387	1292	1255	1150	1019	1019	792	680	613	535	459	379	319	236	232
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 12	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 20	S 20	S 9
kJ	12	12	15	77	57	33	20	50	33	18	18	17	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	SW 17	SSW 12	W 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18
kJ	3	2	11	59	74	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 3	SSW 9	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	—	—	—	3	194	15	26	35	51	102	148	241	373	332	230	184	147	131	132	108	119	104	74	97	80
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	2
Distance (km)	10	10	10	456	418	97	37	25	25	25	25	1016	401	401	25	25	21	21	164	401	401	70	70	37	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Beach Road	Long Beach	Long Beach				Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay)	Kamer Van	Haakgat	Kamer Van	Sollys				Kamer Van	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef							Beach Road
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2				2	4	4	4	4				4	4	4	4							3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hell West Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hell West Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	4	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	4	4

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