Fish Hoek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Clean start nowhere until Sunday the 13th. First real paddle-out is Sunday morning at Fish Hoek (South Africa). Swell’s 4ft from the southwest, period 14 seconds—solid groundswell push, energy reading 1067 (moderate). Water’s about normal for the season. SE breeze is on it but light, so maybe a bit of lump. Sunday afternoon eases—SSE drops to 3 mph, light cross-on with tiny ripples. Waves drop to 4ft, period holds at 14. Still marginal, but it’s the first honest look.

Monday the 14th is weak—3ft and 2ft, NW cross-off, clean but no push. Energy drops to 245 then 133, feeble.

Tuesday the 15th gets alive. Morning’s still tiny at 2ft but the period stretches to 20 seconds—proper long-period groundswell, lots of bottom energy, though it may be too straight for this beach break. Afternoon jumps to 5ft with an 18-second period, energy at 1204 (moderate). NW cross-off keeps it clean. That’s the standout of the first week—southwest swell, glassy-ish wind, Fish Hoek likes that direction. Not big, but lined up and clean.

Wednesday the 16th blows up—8ft morning, 7ft afternoon, but SSE at 16 mph cross-on and choppy. Energy’s strong—2632 and 1584—but the surface is messy. Too big for beginners, only the keen will enjoy it. Period’s 14 then 13, decent, but wind wrecks it.

Thursday the 17th drops to 5ft and 4ft, but cross-on again, SSE at 12–19 mph, lumpy.

Then it goes flat and rough. Friday the 18th is marginal—5ft and 5ft, period 15, but light onshore and cross winds. Saturday the 19th is cross-on at 2–1.8m swell, moderate chop. Sunday the 20th surges to 8–8ft but it’s short-period 7–8 second windswell, onshore SE at 25 mph. Blown-out mess. Monday the 21st hits near-gale SSE at 31 mph—forget it. Tuesday the 22nd is strong onshore again.

The real gem is late—Thursday the 24th afternoon. NW wind at 12 mph offshore, waves 3ft from the southwest with a 15-second period. Energy’s only 417 (moderate), but it’s clean, offshore, groomed. That’s the best surf of the whole run—small but perfect. Wednesday the 23rd morning might offer a marginal 6ft SE swell but with onshore ESE, so it’s a gamble.

So there’s a long dry stretch from the 17th through the 23rd—mostly blown-out or too small. Tuesday the 15th afternoon and Thursday the 24th afternoon are your two windows. Thursday’s the cleaner, safer bet, but it’s a week and a half out, so treat it as promising, not certain.

Rusty out.

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