Fish Hoek 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (05 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 1AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Afternoon (05 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Evening (05 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 4			Sunday 5								Monday 6								Tue 7
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	141	107	137	130	160	119	88	108	126	146	472	527	565	536	556	604	583	419	573	604	625	614	542	655
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNE	ENE	ESE	SSW	S	S	W	N	NNW	NNW	S
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-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross
High Tide		6:06PM1.39m				6:14AM1.25m				6:43PM1.37m				6:58AM1.20m				7:27PM1.35m				7:51AM1.14m
Low Tide				00:16AM0.35m				12:19PM0.28m				00:58AM0.37m				12:59PM0.34m				1:48AM0.39m				1:48PM0.40m


	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—
	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	16	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	16	16
Feels °C	11	11	10	11	11	11	12	14	15	14	15	15	15	15	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	W 8	W 8	W 8	WSW 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	141	165	147	140	112	82	82	82	126	146	472	527	565	536	556	604	583	419	573	604	625	614	542	655
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SW 22
kJ	59	107	137	130	160	119	88	108	78	93	22	21	21	21	20	12	12	167	5	5	5	4	4	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SE 12	SE 12	SW 18	SW 18	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	S 8	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	S 24	SW 23	SE 10
kJ	34	42	41	39	39	57	27	25	22	22	12	12	1	1	1	—	1	5	30	30	29	11	21	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	W 8	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	127	302	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	4
Distance (km)	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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