Fish Hoek Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.44° E

Fish Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
14.2° C
1.3° 

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 8AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (08 Aug)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (08 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
2
S
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
2.3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1657
1270
1102
1197
2004
2570
2558
2094
1952
1791
1619
1144
1737
1747
1594
1291
1304
1114
869
867
867
548
573
2008
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
WNW
10
N
20
N
20
NW
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
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
High Tide
11:32AM1.09m
11:55PM1.25m
12:49PM1.22m
1:06AM1.35m
1:46PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.43m
5:36PM0.51m
6:33AM0.34m
6:57PM0.39m
7:33AM0.21m
7:56PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
15
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
10
9
11
11
9
9
8
8
6
5
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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