
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 2PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1737 | 1875 | 1536 | 1236 | 1044 | 857 | 741 | 728 | 728 | 486 | 486 | 486 | 455 | 488 | 512 | 638 | 674 | 776 | 686 | 613 | 495 | 427 | 340 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 12:09PM1.22m | 00:30AM1.17m | 12:45PM1.35m | 1:07AM1.29m | 1:18PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54AM0.49m | 6:33PM0.43m | 6:34AM0.39m | 7:06PM0.29m | 7:09AM0.29m | 7:39PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
1737 | 1875 | 1536 | 1236 | 1044 | 857 | 741 | 728 | 728 | 486 | 486 | 486 | 455 | 488 | 512 | 638 | 674 | 776 | 686 | 613 | 495 | 427 | 340 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
— | — | — | 4 | 4 | 491 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 149 | 149 | 157 | 119 | 100 | 9 | 51 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 11 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
29 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 13 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 189 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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