Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 3PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 234 | 206 | 146 | 154 | 151 | 154 | 130 | 130 | 99 | 71 | 53 | 55 | 74 | 115 | 114 | 79 | 129 | 125 | 158 | 145 | 135 | 133 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:52PM1.58m | 2:18AM1.48m | 2:26PM1.65m | 2:54AM1.54m | 3:03PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.20m | 8:12PM0.05m | 8:17AM0.13m | 8:46PM-0.02m | 8:54AM0.08m | 9:22PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 234 | 206 | 146 | 154 | 151 | 154 | 130 | 130 | 99 | 71 | 53 | 53 | 39 | 29 | 20 | 28 | 129 | 125 | 158 | 145 | 135 | 133 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 11 | W 7 | S 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 36 | 33 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 5 | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | W 13 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SE 10 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | — | 3 | — | — | 29 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 11 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 55 | 74 | 115 | 114 | 79 | 61 | 44 | 30 | 41 | 61 | 97 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 418 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 70 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 43 | 339 | 401 | 97 | 25 |
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