Fish Hoek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, this is Rusty. Looking at the next couple of weeks around Fish Hoek, it’s a bit of a mixed bag, but there are a couple of standout windows that’ll get the blood pumping.

Right now, we’ve got a bit of a lull. The first real chance to get wet doesn’t come until Sunday morning, July 26th. Overnight things clean right up – glassy conditions with a 5ft SW swell, 12-second period. The combined energy is moderate (739), and the water temp is 59°, which is about average for this time of year. Crowds are often a thing at Fish Hoek, so expect some company, but that clean glass will make it worth the paddle.

Sunday afternoon goes a bit average with the cross-onshore wind chopping things up, and Monday the 27th is a write-off – 28 mph winds and a jumbled 7ft SW swell. That energy spikes way up (2991), but it’s too messy. The 17-second period shows it’s a real groundswell, but with that ferocious onshore? Skip it.

Tuesday and Wednesday are also poor or marginal at best. There’s a small window early Wednesday morning, July 29th, with glassy conditions and 4ft swell, 13-second period – good for a beginner session, but not much power behind it (539).

Then we hit a real dead zone. Thursday July 30th through Friday July 31st is all cross-onshore junk or poor quality – about two days of basically nothing.

Saturday August 1st is a nice little surprise. Clean cross-offshore winds and some small 2ft SW swell – nothing epic, but the energy is light (274) and it’s surfable.

The real standout that’s worth circling on the calendar is Friday August 7th. Early morning, it’s looking exceptional – glassy conditions, 8ft SSW swell, 12-second period, and combined energy is massive (3945). That’s strong, powerful surf, but the size puts it squarely in the “experts only” zone. The swell direction (SSW) is actually the opposite of the optimum SE, but with that much energy and glassy winds, Fish Hoek will have some serious lines.

Later that day, things get a bit jumbled with a 7ft SW swell and light cross-shore wind – still a lot of energy (1551), but not as clean as the morning.

Sunday August 9th also has potential, with 5ft swell, a very long 17-second period, and glassy conditions. That’s another good one for the experienced crew, with energy at 2058.

Otherwise, the rest of the first week of August has clean but smaller waves – decent for a longboard or a learner.

So bottom line: Fish Hoek is a bit of a slow starter, but the mornings of August 7th and August 9th are where it’s at. Mark ‘em.

Rusty.

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