
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 10AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
383 | 506 | 659 | 856 | 1383 | 1529 | 1571 | 1493 | 1171 | 1034 | 928 | 742 | 621 | 471 | 458 | 342 | 331 | 273 | 230 | 178 | 172 | 167 | 110 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:44AM1.55m | 3:58PM1.69m | 4:16AM1.51m | 4:29PM1.63m | 4:47AM1.45m | 4:59PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.03m | 10:15PM0.01m | 10:19AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.07m | 10:49AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
174 | 506 | 659 | 856 | 1383 | 1529 | 1571 | 1493 | 1171 | 1034 | 928 | 742 | 621 | 471 | 458 | 202 | 331 | 273 | 230 | 178 | 172 | 167 | 110 | 110 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 |
102 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 112 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 342 | 148 | 100 | 82 | 49 | 33 | 14 | 13 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — |
26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
383 | 295 | 305 | 363 | 397 | 447 | 398 | 327 | 318 | 308 | 282 | 244 | 238 | 291 | 217 | — | 2 | 6 | 24 | 77 | 128 | 200 | 231 | 160 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 164 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 74 | 166 | 399 | 176 | 66 |
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