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Fish Hoek Surf Forecast
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Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 31 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 12PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
480 | 403 | 383 | 338 | 309 | 309 | 298 | 273 | 273 | 308 | 308 | 418 | 594 | 521 | 545 | 518 | 713 | 716 | 421 | 265 | 176 | 226 | 313 | 581 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 3:25PM1.35m | 3:30AM1.38m | 3:59PM1.34m | 4:04AM1.36m | 4:34PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.20m | 9:28PM0.31m | 9:49AM0.21m | 10:02PM0.33m | 10:21AM0.23m | 10:37PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | | |  |  | | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 480 | 403 | 383 | 338 | 309 | 309 | 298 | 273 | 273 | 308 | 308 | 418 | 594 | 521 | 545 | 518 | 713 | 716 | 421 | 265 | 158 | 226 | 313 | 581 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | W 10 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 10 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 48 | 178 | 176 | 144 | 112 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 13 | ESE 7 | S 12 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | 46 | 28 | 22 | 140 | 102 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | SE 8 | — | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 111 | 172 | 93 | 229 | 264 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 339 | 339 | 39 | 37 | 37 |
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