
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 7AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2334 | 2200 | 1777 | 1632 | 1645 | 1670 | 1550 | 1645 | 1569 | 1762 | 1836 | 1999 | 2233 | 2295 | 2144 | 1945 | 1657 | 1471 | 1197 | 1179 | 1663 | 2405 | 2499 | 2354 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:18AM1.10m | 8:47PM1.24m | 9:49AM1.05m | 10:22PM1.20m | 11:32AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.39m | 2:12PM0.48m | 3:28AM0.45m | 3:46PM0.54m | 5:10AM0.43m | 5:36PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
2334 | 2200 | 1777 | 1632 | 1645 | 1670 | 1550 | 1645 | 1569 | 1762 | 1836 | 1999 | 2233 | 2295 | 2144 | 1945 | 1657 | 1471 | 1197 | 1179 | 1663 | 2405 | 2499 | 2354 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNW 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 19 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 341 | 339 |
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