Fish Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.44° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is

16.8°C

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 6AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	14s
Evening (30 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 30								Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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	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 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	373	367	367	314	476	487	414	429	421	353	341	335	319	233	335	569	659	877	748	688	649	581	494	416
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:41AM1.37m				5:59PM1.34m				6:40AM1.26m				7:05PM1.19m				7:58AM1.19m					8:35PM1.09m
Low Tide	11:26PM0.16m				11:48AM0.30m				00:19AM0.29m				12:53PM0.42m				1:27AM0.41m					2:24PM0.51m


	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	19	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	13	14	13	15	15	15	14	14	15	15	14	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	373	367	367	314	476	487	414	429	421	353	341	335	319	233	335	569	659	877	748	688	649	581	494	416
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	—	—	SW 15	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 10	SSW 10	SW 10	WSW 11	WSW 12	SE 10	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	W 11
kJ	24	—	—	109	98	87	30	50	24	23	23	4	39	49	130	50	4	103	71	45	45	8	8	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 12	—	SE 9	—	—	—	—	W 11	SE 10	—	SE 9	SW 14	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	E 14	ESE 9
kJ	—	—	3	—	22	—	—	—	—	2	24	—	3	114	3	17	18	9	8	8	—	—	4	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5
kJ	52	54	49	40	35	33	33	37	27	33	26	19	19	27	59	60	46	34	27	16	37	33	32	27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dumps Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	4	2	4	2
Distance (km)	28	25	25	164	339	339	70	28	28	28	9	38	339	339	275	70	10	10	43	43	318	339	70	37
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Captains	Captains	Captains					Captains	Captains	Captains	The Hoek	Beach Road					Long Beach	Long Beach
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3					3	3	3	3	3					3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Groenvlei Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	4	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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