Fish Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.44° E

Fish Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.6° 

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 10PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.6
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.3
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
194
165
159
132
171
424
803
1164
1232
1138
1421
1785
2345
2200
2002
1723
1558
1450
1544
1575
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
SSW
10
SE
15
SSE
5
SE
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
10
NNW
5
S
10
ESE
10
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:48PM1.41m
7:14AM1.19m
7:38PM1.32m
8:18AM1.10m
8:47PM1.24m
Low Tide
12:25PM0.28m
1:09AM0.32m
1:10PM0.38m
2:06AM0.39m
2:12PM0.48m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
4
9
3
Temp °C
17
18
16
15
15
14
12
12
14
16
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
16
16
15
13
15
12
9
8
9
11
11
11
9
11
11
11
10
10
7
7
7
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