Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 1PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
2
2
3
3
2
5
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
WSW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)131212131614141412141313161616161514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5204444445271112100212851470109521252390239047514189369732462830239119561688150712851137940
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
0
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise-7:07-------7:07-------7:09------
Sunset----6:23-------6:22-------6:22---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11-----------------
Temp. °C191920212019181818171817171717161615161818171716
Feels °C (?)201919191817151313131513131414131313151615151513
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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