Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 SAST
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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 2PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (15 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (15 Apr)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131616161615141414141313131312121211111211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26792172274025114899441239053411283023911956168814031172969878777695672859637611514808
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
5
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise-7:07-------7:09-------7:09------
Sunset----6:22-------6:22-------6:21---
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------------------14325
Temp. °C181718181717171616151718181717161515171812131416
Feels °C (?)141314141314141313131616151516131110111211101013
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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