Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 4AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 606 | 528 | 458 | 382 | 370 | 301 | 260 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 212 | 223 | 220 | 222 | 258 | 195 | 195 | 189 | 350 | 337 | 682 | 811 | 658 | 702 | 651 | 768 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:36PM1.15m | 11:57AM1.35m | 00:32AM1.23m | 12:43PM1.43m | 1:15AM1.31m | 1:22PM1.48m | 1:52AM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.41m | 6:28PM0.29m | 6:33AM0.34m | 7:11PM0.20m | 7:15AM0.28m | 7:47PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | 7:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 606 | 528 | 458 | 382 | 370 | 301 | 260 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 212 | 223 | 220 | 212 | 258 | 488 | 464 | 426 | 350 | 189 | 682 | 811 | 658 | 702 | 651 | 768 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 43 | 39 | 60 | 55 | 184 | 222 | 209 | 195 | 195 | 189 | 199 | 175 | 16 | 28 | 130 | 133 | 99 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | E 9 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 13 | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 72 | 149 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 88 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 117 | 143 | 88 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 595 | 337 | 211 | 164 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 455 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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