Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 SAST
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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
19.2° 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: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.2
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)121313131312111112121212161615151414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)773515421401335300245245254259263235310411648836899802716686570562570570
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
ESE
0
ENE
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:13AM
1.14
6:48PM
1.05
7:00AM
1.03
8:07PM
0.97
8:36AM
0.95
10:20PM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:29PM
0.49
12:43AM
0.61
1:25PM
0.59
2:08AM
0.70
3:22PM
0.63
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise-7:03-------7:03-------7:03------
Sunset----6:31-------6:30-------6:30---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202226282523222322212426252425242221232321201919
Feels °C (?)182125252322222322202426242425232020222221201820
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