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Fish Hoek Surf Forecast
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Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 4PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, severe gales from the NW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 13 | |
853 | 832 | 750 | 623 | 614 | 606 | 521 | 440 | 421 | 390 | 313 | 299 | 215 | 212 | 176 | 506 | 636 | 1528 | 2573 | 2917 | 3323 | 2968 | 1969 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:48PM1.08m | 8:03AM1.01m | 9:09PM1.09m | 9:36AM1.01m | 10:24PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.50m | 1:58AM0.62m | 2:22PM0.54m | 3:33AM0.61m | 3:46PM0.53m | 4:54AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 501 | 832 | 750 | 623 | 614 | 606 | 521 | 440 | 421 | 346 | 249 | 233 | 215 | 212 | 176 | 305 | 87 | 85 | 48 | 47 | 31 | 2968 | 1969 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 853 | 426 | 260 | 440 | 602 | 494 | 467 | 304 | 390 | 390 | 313 | 299 | 184 | 180 | 123 | 119 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | S 14 | SE 14 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 58 | 90 | 129 | 50 | 142 | — | 176 | 297 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 4 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | NW 8 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 92 | 68 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 25 | 53 | 118 | 186 | 405 | 506 | 636 | 1528 | 2573 | 2917 | 3323 | 47 | 494 | 4652 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 66 | 401 | 57 | 103 | 12 | 0 | 801 | 458 | 1024 | 975 | 458 | 458 | 379 | 361 | 361 |
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