Fish Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.44° E

Fish Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.8° 

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 7PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (25 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (25 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
0.9
SSW
11
1
SSW
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1187
1077
874
849
647
553
480
418
398
220
196
378
248
229
288
377
390
377
371
302
297
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNW
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
5
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
2:08PM1.31m
2:13AM1.33m
2:37PM1.42m
2:44AM1.41m
3:05PM1.52m
Low Tide
8:17PM0.34m
8:28AM0.21m
8:47PM0.25m
8:55AM0.14m
9:15PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
13
17
17
15
13
12
12
12
15
20
22
22
20
19
19
19
19
20
19
17
15
Feels °C
7
11
11
9
7
7
7
9
12
18
21
21
19
18
17
16
15
16
17
17
14
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