Fish Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.44° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is

17.3°C

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 9AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Evening (01 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 Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 14	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSE 6	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	839	951	812	753	765	699	678	416	319	314	396	396	259	237	168	168	165	112	112	418	493	653	634	615
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	E	WSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	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	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			7:58AM1.19m					8:35PM1.09m				9:34AM1.18m				10:18PM1.08m				10:57AM1.25m
Low Tide	1:27AM0.41m					2:24PM0.51m				2:57AM0.48m				4:12PM0.49m				4:31AM0.47m					5:33PM0.40m


	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	16	19	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	13	13	13	14	13	13	11	10	9	10	10	8	9	10	11	12	12	13	16	18	17	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 14	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSE 6	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	839	951	812	753	765	699	678	416	319	314	396	396	259	237	168	168	165	112	67	418	493	653	634	615
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	ESE 9	E 14	W 11	SE 13	W 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	—	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 11	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	14	103	71	45	45	8	4	21	7	21	14	14	12	—	—	—	23	38	112	32	18	4	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	SE 13	SE 13	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	—	—	SSW 14	W 16	—	W 16	W 15	NW 15
kJ	4	23	8	8	8	—	—	7	7	3	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	105	5	—	5	5	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	SSE 5	—	SE 5	SSE 3	—	SE 4	S 5	S 6	S 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	SE 6	—	SE 5
kJ	20	10	—	3	4	—	12	59	130	118	64	58	69	95	139	133	138	98	98	54	—	19	—	9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Fish Hoek Cape Town	Fish Hoek Cape Town	Noordhoek Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Olifants Bos Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	10	10	10	10	418	339	70	70	70	70	203	339	339	339	25	25	8	8	0	0	8	10	15	8
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Long Beach	Big Bay	Long Beach	Long Beach											Sollys	Kreefte Reef	Van Riebeek	Sunset	The Hoek	Platboom	The Hoek	Beach Road	Captains	Captains
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3											2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Heaven West Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Platboom Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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