Fish Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.44° E

Fish Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
14.2° C
1.4° 

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 8AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (20 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
12
2.2
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.5
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.2
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1060
1710
2098
1903
1494
1225
1010
836
769
603
515
437
550
193
338
297
172
272
317
294
263
343
497
524
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
NW
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
8:03AM0.99m
8:29PM1.04m
9:44AM0.92m
10:23PM0.98m
11:54AM0.96m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.54m
1:54PM0.62m
3:16AM0.62m
3:47PM0.71m
5:32AM0.62m
6:06PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
16
16
14
14
14
13
13
15
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
13
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
8
9
9
13
13
12
12
13
13
11
13
15
16
15
15
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