Fish Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.44° E

Fish Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 8AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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 Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
0.9
SSW
11
1.4
SE
8
0.9
SSW
11
1
SSW
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.6
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
553
480
418
398
215
196
183
255
229
288
377
384
377
305
295
289
240
235
235
184
138
253
261
253
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
0
NE
10
N
15
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
SW
5
SW
10
S
10
S
0
NE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:13AM1.33m
2:37PM1.42m
2:44AM1.41m
3:05PM1.52m
3:14AM1.47m
3:33PM1.59m
Low Tide
8:28AM0.21m
8:47PM0.25m
8:55AM0.14m
9:15PM0.16m
9:22AM0.08m
9:44PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
15
21
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
18
16
15
15
14
14
17
19
17
15
15
Feels °C
8
7
8
12
19
20
20
20
21
17
17
18
18
15
16
15
15
13
14
17
18
16
13
13
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