Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 12AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 68 | 67 | 46 | 63 | 40 | 186 | 480 | 638 | 548 | 409 | 240 | 183 | 200 | 180 | 278 | 204 | 216 | 200 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.37m | 6:37AM1.21m | 7:01PM1.21m | 7:55AM1.10m | 8:35PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.30m | 12:40PM0.43m | 1:28AM0.44m | 2:07PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 69 | 68 | 67 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 186 | 480 | 638 | 548 | 409 | 240 | 183 | 200 | 180 | 278 | 204 | 216 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 19 | 46 | 63 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 92 | 116 | 71 | 70 | 96 | 94 | 98 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | W 6 | W 5 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | SE 10 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SW 13 | ESE 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 4 | — | 13 | 13 | 45 | 13 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 49 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 34 | 59 | 66 | 93 | 134 | 171 | 156 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 43 | 97 | 318 | 70 | 70 | 339 | 361 | 28 | 16 |
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