Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 2AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
6
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
0.2
SSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)11109999101910101112121414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)373408530372302408653351883208822412261218053053446323229252735231619751730167717642278
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
50
NNW
50
WNW
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
1.57
4:08AM
1.69
4:36PM
1.53
4:50AM
1.60
5:20PM
1.44
5:36AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:57PM
0.05
10:27AM
-0.03
10:39PM
0.11
11:09AM
0.06
11:24PM
0.21
11:56AM
0.19
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----7:11-------7:11-------7:13--
Sunset6:20-------6:17-------6:16-------
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rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
11222423111111-1---11--1
Temp. °C161616151516171615151414141516161516161516151616
Feels °C (?)910121110987555669119911111112121213
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