Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 1AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1202 | 1126 | 1205 | 1474 | 1514 | 1157 | 888 | 848 | 970 | 897 | 717 | 638 | 617 | 622 | 699 | 567 | 708 | 708 | 582 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:10PM1.28m | 7:55AM1.08m | 8:29PM1.15m | 9:45AM1.03m | 10:28PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.42m | 1:54PM0.53m | 3:13AM0.51m | 3:56PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 23 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 196 | 187 | 123 | 81 | 87 | 50 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 78 | 9 | 192 | 563 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 25 | SSW 12 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 33 | 12 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 25 | 59 | 10 | 25 | 60 | 15 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 13 | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 25 | WSW 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | — | 18 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1202 | 1126 | 1205 | 1474 | 1514 | 1157 | 888 | 848 | 970 | 897 | 717 | 638 | 617 | 622 | 699 | 567 | 708 | 708 | 582 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 936 | 1009 | 1473 | 1311 | 1325 | 1311 | 1473 | 3881 | 258 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
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