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Fish Hoek Surf Forecast
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Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 01 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 2PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | S 11 | SW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
1127 | 1094 | 1060 | 980 | 933 | 1088 | 1076 | 1055 | 1123 | 991 | 906 | 730 | 540 | 114 | 143 | 363 | 353 | 358 | 936 | 1010 | 996 | 917 | 358 | 346 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:12PM1.42m | 3:17AM1.50m | 3:42PM1.41m | 3:47AM1.46m | 4:12PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07AM0.11m | 9:14PM0.22m | 9:35AM0.12m | 9:43PM0.24m | 10:04AM0.16m | 10:13PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:01 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 1127 | 1094 | 1060 | 980 | 933 | 1088 | 1076 | 1055 | 1123 | 991 | 906 | 730 | 540 | 573 | 418 | 363 | 353 | 358 | 936 | 1010 | 996 | 917 | 358 | 346 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 88 | 123 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 74 | 242 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 200 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 9 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 36 | 81 | 143 | 177 | 173 | 53 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 67 | 105 | 101 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 22 | 63 | 138 | 95 | 74 | 90 | 90 | 93 | 115 | 94 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 268 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 219 | 201 | 57 | 201 | 268 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 22 |
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