Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 24 Dec 2025 SAST
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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)
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How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 3AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Dec)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (25 Dec)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (25 Dec)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.7
SE
1.9
SSE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.9
SE
1.7
SE
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)7777777777712121212121176111111116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)503581372261229229222261323404335273319319309259253296240202168165165182
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSE
40
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:47PM
1.29
6:21AM
1.37
6:31PM
1.23
7:06AM
1.35
7:23PM
1.16
7:58AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:57PM
0.25
12:32PM
0.38
12:37AM
0.31
1:23PM
0.40
1:25AM
0.37
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise-----5:33-------5:33-------5:33--
Sunset7:58-------7:58-------7:59-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919191919222220201919191921212120201919192121
Feels °C (?)131315171717201815141315141517151513151516161715
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