Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 SAST
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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 5PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (16 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
0
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
WSW
1.5
SW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131212121111121214131111131313889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)209016881403117296980291181373692973982899583620241643115286611091117744412322422
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
15
N
25
N
30
N
25
NW
20
W
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39PM
1.53
2:50AM
1.71
3:17PM
1.57
3:28AM
1.73
3:56PM
1.57
4:08AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34AM
-0.00
8:40PM
0.07
9:10AM
-0.07
9:18PM
0.04
9:47AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.05
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------7:09-------7:09-------7:11
Sunset--6:22-------6:21-------6:20-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------413431111---12232
Temp. °C171818171716151515141416161515151717171616161616
Feels °C (?)16161515151310910111112121313121311101011111010
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