Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 SAST
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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 8PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)121216161515141414141313131313131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)263235314474648836813802716686570562570570577569560543527444379324319272
Wind
(km/h)
0
NE
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
S
10
SE
5
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrossglassonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crosscross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
0.97
8:36AM
0.95
10:20PM
0.98
10:47AM
0.98
11:41PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
0.59
2:08AM
0.70
3:22PM
0.63
4:48AM
0.68
5:15PM
0.57
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-------7:03-------7:05-------7:05
Sunset--6:30-------6:30-------6:28-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C262726252524232324242120202020192020201919191818
Feels °C (?)262726252523222223242120202121202120191818201818
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