Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 5AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1170 | 816 | 605 | 518 | 407 | 386 | 359 | 247 | 242 | 142 | 84 | 84 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 58 | 40 | 74 | 118 | 167 | 190 | 180 | 174 | 157 | 133 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:25AM1.41m | 2:30PM1.52m | 2:56AM1.43m | 3:01PM1.50m | 3:27AM1.43m | 3:33PM1.47m | 3:58AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26AM0.22m | 8:50PM0.09m | 8:58AM0.21m | 9:20PM0.10m | 9:29AM0.23m | 9:49PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | 7:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1170 | 816 | 605 | 518 | 407 | 386 | 256 | 247 | 242 | 119 | 84 | 84 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 58 | 40 | 40 | 118 | 167 | 190 | 180 | 174 | 157 | 133 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 84 | 49 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 68 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 74 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | S 21 | S 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 20 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 11 | SW 4 | SW 16 | SW 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 9 | 68 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 38 | 37 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 60 | 124 | 166 | 153 | 147 | 217 | 359 | 169 | 204 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 36 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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