Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 6PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | 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 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1830 | 1572 | 1403 | 1527 | 1719 | 1810 | 1777 | 1750 | 1609 | 1327 | 1100 | 993 | 960 | 884 | 939 | 778 | 799 | 1242 | 1408 | 1247 | 1144 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:51PM1.56m | 2:14AM1.46m | 2:25PM1.62m | 2:47AM1.50m | 2:56PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.08m | 8:17AM0.12m | 8:44PM0.03m | 8:49AM0.10m | 9:15PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | 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 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1830 | 1572 | 1403 | 1527 | 1719 | 1810 | 1777 | 1750 | 1609 | 1327 | 1100 | 993 | 960 | 884 | 939 | 778 | 799 | 1242 | 1408 | 1247 | 1144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | E 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | E 10 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | — | 405 | 84 | 752 | 555 | 431 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 42 | 167 | 169 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | W 4 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 10 | — | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 |
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