Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 9PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 598 | 485 | 469 | 399 | 336 | 296 | 280 | 230 | 362 | 167 | 158 | 126 | 153 | 239 | 192 | 153 | 146 | 142 | 109 | 109 | 83 | 46 | 46 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:49PM1.24m | 1:04AM1.41m | 1:48PM1.35m | 2:02AM1.49m | 2:40PM1.47m | 2:54AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:51PM0.37m | 7:35AM0.17m | 7:53PM0.26m | 8:27AM0.09m | 8:48PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | W 11 | S 9 |
| kJ | 598 | 485 | 469 | 399 | 336 | 296 | 280 | 230 | 198 | 167 | 158 | 123 | 73 | 239 | 192 | 153 | 146 | 142 | 109 | 109 | 83 | 46 | 59 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | SSE 9 | W 11 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 43 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 186 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 146 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 46 | 69 | 46 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 9 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 10 | 36 | 9 | 31 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 38 | 30 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 92 | 102 | 122 | 165 | 183 | 178 | 183 | 204 | 362 | 136 | 129 | 126 | 153 | 109 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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