Fish Hoek Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s coming up for Fish Hoek over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, this Saturday morning is looking like a solid little starter. We’ve got a clean, glassy 3ft swell rolling in from the WSW with a long period of 15 seconds—that’s proper groundswell energy. The water is sitting at 58°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you’ll want a decent wetsuit. The combined swell energy is moderate at 497, and with zero wind, it’s going to be glassy. This is a good, clean session for beginners.

Saturday afternoon gets a bit messy. The wind swings south and picks up to 12 mph, making it cross-shore. The swell bumps up to 4ft from the SW, but the period drops to 10 seconds and the energy increases to 728. It’s going to be choppy and marginal at best.

Sunday is a write-off. Both morning and afternoon are blown out with fresh SSE winds over 16 mph, making for poor conditions. The swell is around 6-6ft from the SW with a period of 12 seconds, but it’s all cross-onshore and lumpy. Give it a miss.

Monday is similar. The wind stays onshore from the SSE in the morning, dropping to a cross-shore in the afternoon. The swell is around 4-5ft, but the quality is poor to marginal. Not worth paddling out.

Now, here’s the standout window. Tuesday, 1st September, is your best call by a long way. Tuesday morning is glassy again, with a 6ft SW swell at a long 13-second period, and the energy jumps to a solid 1067. The conditions look clean and promising. Then Tuesday afternoon steps it up—7ft from the SW, still 13 seconds, and the energy hits 1589, which is strong. The wind is light from the SSW, making it clean and cross-offshore. This is excellent for experienced surfers; the size is right in the zone. If you can, this is the session to aim for.

The rest of the first week and into the second week is mostly poor. Wednesday and Thursday have strong onshore winds, and Friday is a mess with near-gale winds. Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th offer some clean-ish windows with a lighter NW wind, but the swell drops to 3ft and the conditions are only marginal. Nothing to get excited about.

There’s a big gap of very poor or marginal days from Wednesday the 2nd all the way through to Friday the 11th. Not much to report.

The final weekend, Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September, brings another promising kick. Saturday afternoon sees a clean 5ft WSW swell at 14 seconds, energy around 941, with a gentle cross-offshore breeze. It’s clean and very surfable. Sunday, the 13th, looks even better—6ft from the SW, 13 seconds, energy above 1000, and light offshore winds from the west both morning and afternoon. This is another strong option, though it’s further out, so keep an eye on it.

Overall, the two clear standouts are Tuesday the 1st and Sunday the 13th—both offer solid, clean, powerful swell with good wind. Don’t waste your energy on the blown-out days.

Stay stoked,
Rusty.

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