Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 2AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 149 | 149 | 166 | 117 | 77 | 77 | 54 | 55 | 52 | 45 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 63 | 133 | 452 | 675 | 1456 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:03PM1.68m | 3:31AM1.55m | 3:42PM1.66m | 4:10AM1.52m | 4:23PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22PM-0.05m | 9:32AM0.08m | 10:00PM-0.02m | 10:12AM0.11m | 10:41PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 135 | 149 | 149 | 166 | 117 | 77 | 77 | 54 | 55 | 52 | 31 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 103 | 213 | 675 | 1456 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SW 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 46 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 15 | 133 | 452 | 281 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 6 | SW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 21 | SW 20 | — | NW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 37 | 7 | 45 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 63 | — | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | S 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 23 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 43 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
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