
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 5PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1092 | 1048 | 846 | 744 | 802 | 604 | 567 | 379 | 373 | 450 | 528 | 489 | 452 | 293 | 506 | 590 | 777 | 1383 | 1529 | 1552 | 1366 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:52PM1.66m | 3:10AM1.55m | 3:26PM1.70m | 3:44AM1.55m | 3:58PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM0.05m | 9:09PM0.01m | 9:16AM0.01m | 9:43PM-0.01m | 9:48AM0.03m | 10:15PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
1092 | 1048 | 846 | 744 | 802 | 604 | 567 | 379 | 373 | 367 | 273 | 224 | 192 | 140 | 506 | 590 | 777 | 1383 | 1529 | 1552 | 1366 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 12 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | 33 | 54 | 102 | 67 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 37 | 102 | 146 | 311 | 450 | 528 | 489 | 452 | 293 | 215 | 305 | 395 | 355 | 331 | 336 | 355 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1001 | 38 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 97 | 25 | 16 | 16 |
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