
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (02 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 4PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
850 | 683 | 603 | 298 | 237 | 168 | 168 | 165 | 112 | 112 | 418 | 493 | 617 | 599 | 581 | 572 | 520 | 451 | 388 | 376 | 306 | 260 | 209 | 205 | 180 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:34AM1.18m | 10:18PM1.08m | 10:57AM1.25m | 11:36PM1.15m | 11:57AM1.35m | 00:32AM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12PM0.49m | 4:31AM0.47m | 5:33PM0.40m | 5:41AM0.41m | 6:28PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | |
— | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | 7:16 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | SE 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
850 | — | 6 | 298 | 237 | 168 | 168 | 165 | 112 | 112 | 418 | 493 | 617 | 599 | 581 | 572 | 520 | 451 | 388 | 376 | 306 | 260 | 209 | 205 | 180 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | — | — | S 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 16 | — | E 10 | E 10 | NW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
21 | 14 | 14 | 12 | — | — | 6 | 23 | 38 | 105 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 41 | 62 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | — | NW 15 | E 10 | NW 15 | SE 10 | NW 15 | E 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | WSW 16 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 8 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 |
780 | 683 | 603 | 42 | 97 | 131 | 142 | 95 | 89 | 71 | 43 | 47 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 25 | 97 | 418 | 418 | 97 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
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