Surf Forecasts:
Fish Hoek surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 24 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 23 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period, SSW swell with 4,704 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 23 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fish Hoek this week:
The surf forecast for Fish Hoek over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 21s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fish Hoek in the next 16 days are 3.0m 17s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 23) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 23) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Fri 24th Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fish Hoek over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab your wettie, let's see what we've got in this 16-day window for Fish Hoek. It's a bit of a mixed bag, and frankly, we've got some quiet days to get through before the real action shows up.
Right now, the water is sitting about average for this time of year, nothing wild to report there.
The first week is a bit of a struggle, to be honest. Wednesday the 22nd has some waist-to-chest high 5ft swell from the SW, but it's a bit onshore and the energy is moderate (672). Thursday the 23rd is a write-off with a strong N wind and poor conditions. Friday the 24th morning, though, that's a nice little window. We've got 8ft SW groundswell with a solid 14-second period, and the wind is glassy - dead flat. That's a serious standout for the week, but at 8ft it's getting into that zone where it's better for experienced surfers. The energy is strong (2310). Saturday and Sunday drop off again with cross-onshore winds and generally weak, choppy conditions.
Then it gets pretty grim from Sunday through to the end of July. We get strong, onshore winds from the SE, pumping at 18-31 mph. There's a big spike in swell on Monday the 27th with 10ft S swell, but the wind is howling out of the SE at 28 mph, making it messy and dangerous. That's a kite-surfing session for sure, not a paddle day. This flat, blown-out stretch lasts all the way into the first few days of August.
But hold onto your board, because the real highlight is brewing for Wednesday the 5th of August. Wednesday morning shows a 8ft WSW groundswell building, but by Wednesday afternoon, it's game on. We're looking at a massive 15ft SW groundswell with an incredible 18-second period. That's a very long period groundswell, meaning it's going to have serious power and long lulls between sets. The energy is off the charts (11589). The wind is glassy, so it'll be clean. This is a big wave for experts only - the kind of day you tell stories about. Thursday the 6th keeps the energy high with another 15-18ft SW groundswell, but the wind shifts to a cross-offshore from the NNW (18 mph), which will groom it nicely but it's still massive.
The real standout is that Wednesday afternoon on the 5th of August. It's a long way off, so don't book your flights yet, but if that holds, Fish Hoek is going to be firing for the big dogs.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, strong winds from the SE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 15 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 659 | 378 | 622 | 940 | 4367 | 2296 | 1836 | 1144 | 998 | 808 | 625 | 461 | 338 | 581 | 447 | 1426 | 1229 | 1220 | 1358 | 975 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:42PM1.11m | 10:47AM0.97m | 11:04PM1.08m | 12:11PM1.01m | 00:19AM1.11m | 1:10PM1.09m | 1:14AM1.17m | 1:54PM1.18m | 1:57AM1.25m | 2:30PM1.27m | 2:33AM1.32m | 3:02PM1.35m | 3:07AM1.38m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:12PM0.60m | 4:33AM0.55m | 4:45PM0.64m | 5:56AM0.53m | 6:15PM0.61m | 6:59AM0.47m | 7:15PM0.54m | 7:44AM0.39m | 7:59PM0.46m | 8:21AM0.31m | 8:36PM0.38m | 8:53AM0.23m | 9:09PM0.31m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 659 | 378 | 622 | 940 | 4367 | 2296 | 1836 | 1144 | 998 | 808 | 625 | 461 | 338 | 581 | 298 | 407 | 1193 | 1220 | 1358 | 975 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SSW 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | WSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 157 | 7 | 480 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 253 | 11 | 10 | 150 | 208 | 58 | 447 | 126 | 14 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 23 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SE 11 | WSW 13 | — | — | SE 10 | S 11 | S 9 | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | 5 | 225 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 7 | — | 211 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 56 | 119 | 1426 | 1229 | 963 | 717 | 515 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 22 | 57 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 164 | 32 | 164 | 25 | 25 |
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