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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 Thursday 23 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 12PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | |
2523 | 2085 | 1475 | 1229 | 915 | 643 | 551 | 339 | 269 | 339 | 271 | 198 | 151 | 149 | 123 | 143 | 138 | 97 | 75 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 80 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:42AM1.15m | 8:40PM1.14m | 9:22AM1.06m | 10:21PM1.16m | 11:03AM1.08m | 11:37PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.46m | 3:10AM0.54m | 3:47PM0.50m | 4:58AM0.50m | 5:15PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:09 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 2523 | 2085 | 1475 | 1229 | 915 | 643 | 551 | 339 | 269 | 339 | 271 | 198 | 151 | 149 | 123 | 143 | 138 | 97 | 75 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 80 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 9 | 38 | 33 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 164 | 162 | 131 | 102 | 118 | 55 | 75 | 62 | 126 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
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