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Fish Hoek Surf Forecast
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Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 8PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | |
595 | 1112 | 991 | 1252 | 1300 | 1257 | 1128 | 1030 | 1048 | 1322 | 1219 | 1016 | 955 | 853 | 1530 | 586 | 505 | 534 | 390 | 710 | 326 | 197 | 434 | 515 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 5:17PM1.26m | 5:23AM1.24m | 5:56PM1.19m | 6:01AM1.16m | 6:43PM1.12m | 6:50AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.28m | 11:17PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.36m | 11:55PM0.49m | 12:18PM0.43m | 00:45AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
 kJ | 595 | 1112 | 991 | 1252 | 1300 | 1257 | 1128 | 1030 | 171 | 167 | 149 | 111 | 138 | 136 | 656 | 586 | 505 | 206 | 390 | 710 | 164 | 197 | 202 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 95 | 50 | 283 | 229 | 193 | 156 | 121 | 119 | 85 | 46 | 45 | 30 | 12 | 42 | 80 | 73 | 171 | 39 | 183 | 172 | 326 | 193 | 434 | 515 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | W 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SE 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 49 | 49 | 94 | 91 | 90 | 143 | 136 | — | — | 7 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 66 | 79 | 18 | 22 | 60 | 94 | 170 | 170 | 152 | 144 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | — | — | SSE 11 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1048 | 1322 | 1219 | 1016 | 955 | 853 | 1530 | — | — | 534 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 164 | 164 | 203 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 70 | 39 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
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