
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 7PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1034 | 971 | 1010 | 910 | 933 | 819 | 666 | 644 | 583 | 494 | 469 | 427 | 669 | 619 | 619 | 1532 | 2674 | 915 | 2762 | 2291 | 1651 | |
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 | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:10PM1.09m | 1:14AM1.17m | 1:54PM1.18m | 1:57AM1.25m | 2:30PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.54m | 7:44AM0.39m | 7:59PM0.46m | 8:21AM0.31m | 8:36PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
1034 | 971 | 1010 | 910 | 933 | 819 | 666 | 644 | 583 | 494 | 469 | 427 | 669 | 619 | 619 | 1532 | 2674 | 915 | 2762 | 2291 | 1651 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — |
390 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 169 | 146 | 144 | 208 | 230 | 72 | 217 | 436 | 99 | — | 826 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | 58 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 240 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
— | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | 295 | 229 | 253 | 335 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 260 | 203 | 203 | 936 | 38 |
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