Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 9AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 289 | 406 | 1046 | 1014 | 1034 | 899 | 802 | 802 | 1080 | 534 | 500 | 1154 | 1633 | 767 | 437 | 336 | 342 | 246 | 237 | 269 | 306 | 419 | 440 | 350 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:46AM1.50m | 2:59PM1.65m | 3:18AM1.54m | 3:30PM1.69m | 3:51AM1.55m | 4:03PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.08m | 9:14PM0.01m | 9:19AM0.05m | 9:46PM-0.02m | 9:51AM0.06m | 10:19PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 289 | 289 | 1046 | 1014 | 1034 | 899 | 802 | 802 | 1080 | 534 | 500 | 1154 | 160 | 767 | 437 | 336 | 342 | 241 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 152 | 116 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 258 | 406 | — | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 153 | 10 | — | — | — | 50 | 35 | 22 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 245 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 7 | — | S 11 | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 6 | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 50 | 45 | 132 | 233 | 72 | 1633 | 141 | 261 | 249 | 238 | 246 | 237 | 269 | 306 | 419 | 440 | 350 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 164 | 97 | 43 | 43 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 380 | 339 | 339 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 16 | 16 |
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