Fish Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.13° S 18.44° E

Issued: 7 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is

15.8° C

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 4AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s

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 Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 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 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1685	1783	1708	1797	1874	1723	1603	1496	1216	1151	1283	1557	1384	1511	1060	958	928	751	727	727	608	598	589	477
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE
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	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide			9:26PM1.29m				10:19AM1.10m				10:42PM1.29m					11:40AM1.15m				11:57PM1.34m				12:49PM1.24m
Low Tide	2:52PM0.46m				4:04AM0.39m				4:11PM0.49m					5:23AM0.35m				5:36PM0.45m				6:34AM0.27m


	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—
	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	16
Feels °C	10	10	8	8	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	7	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	7	9	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1685	1783	1708	1797	1874	1723	1603	1496	1216	1151	1283	1557	1384	1511	1060	958	928	751	727	727	608	598	589	477
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SE 10	SE 10	S 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 13	S 15	—	W 14	W 14	W 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	W 11	W 11
kJ	813	4	4	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	645	653	4	—	4	16	13	32	50	48	46	42	38	38
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	—	—	W 13
kJ	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 9	—	—	—	—	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 4	SE 4	—	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	—	—	—	196	—	—	—	—	36	40	32	7	21	—	45	69	97	101	104	102	92	112	98	98
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	Sandy Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town	Dunes Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	9	9	43	25	25	25	25	97	339	25	25	25	9	25	25	25	25	16	16	9	8	9	8	8
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	The Hoek	The Hoek		Sollys	Sollys	Big Bay	Sollys			Sollys	Sollys	Sollys	The Hoek	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Haakgat	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef
Rating (10 max)	4	5		5	5	5	5			4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	8	7	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	5

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