Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 SAST
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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
17.8° 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 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (08 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sun morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
9
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SW
17
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SSE
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
2.5
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
258
238
234
434
575
853
832
750
623
614
606
521
434
440
390
330
299
215
250
909
858
1121
1597
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
40
N
35
NNW
35
WSW
35
W
50
W
45
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:43PM1.12m
6:50AM1.07m
7:48PM1.08m
8:03AM1.01m
9:09PM1.09m
9:36AM1.01m
Low Tide
00:45AM0.57m
1:10PM0.50m
1:58AM0.62m
2:22PM0.54m
3:33AM0.61m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
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7:26
7:26
7:26
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5:59
5:59
5:58
5:57
11
8
2
4
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
16
17
16
16
15
13
14
15
13
14
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
15
14
14
12
13
12
11
10
8
6
7
7
2
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
314
258
225
230
181
575
501
832
750
623
602
606
521
434
421
346
330
233
215
250
123
277
87
63
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SSE
12
1
SW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
183
249
238
234
273
515
853
493
90
440
614
577
460
304
440
390
313
299
184
180
119
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
20
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SW
17
0.7
WSW
13
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SE
14
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.3
NNE
5
Energy kJ
60
172
170
170
434
147
25
58
52
129
48
142
214
176
297
171
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
8
1.2
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.8
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.5
WNW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
210
426
68
2
6
21
66
192
909
858
1121
1597
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
Distance (km)
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
0
0
0
22
1
3
57
57
57
339
801
886
975
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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