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Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 04 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 5PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s 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 (04 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | |
732 | 769 | 745 | 579 | 560 | 633 | 633 | 560 | 710 | 1107 | 885 | 1167 | 988 | 959 | 1165 | 1029 | 1403 | 1322 | 1197 | 1008 | 808 | 656 | 540 | 270 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:43PM1.33m | 4:49AM1.33m | 5:17PM1.26m | 5:23AM1.24m | 5:56PM1.19m | 6:01AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.22m | 10:44PM0.34m | 11:04AM0.28m | 11:17PM0.41m | 11:38AM0.36m | 11:55PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 13 |
 kJ | 119 | 769 | 745 | 579 | 560 | 633 | 633 | 560 | 710 | 1107 | 885 | 1167 | 988 | 959 | 841 | 150 | 171 | 167 | 149 | 111 | 138 | 136 | 80 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 108 | 113 | 113 | 109 | 74 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 50 | 355 | 233 | 252 | 211 | 171 | 136 | 85 | 46 | 45 | 30 | 12 | 42 | 66 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | W 20 | SW 18 | W 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 83 | 82 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 49 | 42 | 91 | 90 | 143 | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 732 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1165 | 1029 | 1403 | 1322 | 1197 | 1008 | 808 | 656 | 540 | 270 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 201 | 203 | 589 | 203 | 658 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
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