Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SAST
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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 2AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (06 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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)
4
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
11
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.5
SE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
942
1252
1179
1151
1027
1011
1029
1322
1219
1788
839
730
643
561
496
496
677
261
199
197
434
515
853
832
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SE
25
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:17PM1.26m
5:23AM1.24m
5:56PM1.19m
6:01AM1.16m
6:43PM1.12m
6:50AM1.07m
Low Tide
11:17PM0.41m
11:38AM0.36m
11:55PM0.49m
12:18PM0.43m
00:45AM0.57m
1:10PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
7:24
7:26
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6:00
6:00
5:59
5:59
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
16
17
15
13
13
13
14
15
13
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
11
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
2.1
SSE
11
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
Energy kJ
942
1252
1179
1151
1027
1011
171
167
149
1016
138
136
643
561
496
206
183
261
199
197
158
515
853
832
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SE
13
0.9
SW
17
0.7
SE
12
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SE
12
Energy kJ
380
229
237
196
153
119
85
46
44
111
12
42
80
73
171
39
60
172
170
164
434
152
129
216
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.1
W
20
0.4
SW
11
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.1
SW
21
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SW
19
0.7
SE
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SE
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
SE
12
0.3
SSE
17
Energy kJ
49
94
91
90
143
136
7
30
13
11
66
79
18
34
94
178
170
190
147
178
58
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.5
SE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
0.4
ESE
3
0.9
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1029
1322
1219
1788
839
730
496
677
190
166
4
99
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
8
8
9
8
8
25
164
164
25
9
8
8
8
8
8
164
25
25
8
8
8
8
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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