Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 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 4PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (07 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 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
9
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SW
17
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SSE
12
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
311
257
314
258
230
268
434
608
853
832
750
623
742
606
521
434
440
390
320
299
299
180
784
1133
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
5
W
5
N
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:43PM1.12m
6:50AM1.07m
7:48PM1.08m
8:03AM1.01m
9:09PM1.09m
Low Tide
12:18PM0.43m
00:45AM0.57m
1:10PM0.50m
1:58AM0.62m
2:22PM0.54m
3:33AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod 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
10
7
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
16
16
16
16
15
13
13
14
12
12
12
12
13
11
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
14
15
13
13
12
11
10
8
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.8
SW
13
Energy kJ
311
257
314
258
227
232
189
608
534
832
750
623
742
569
467
434
414
341
320
299
299
180
121
212
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1
SW
16
1.3
WSW
16
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.4
NE
5
0.7
SSE
12
Energy kJ
238
238
183
249
230
268
273
515
853
58
90
137
614
606
521
304
440
390
313
230
184
5
121
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
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
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
Energy kJ
171
206
60
172
170
170
434
147
25
57
52
164
70
142
176
297
171
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
8
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.8
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
2
WNW
7
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
210
534
534
466
1
3
19
55
340
784
1133
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
0
0
0
1
66
57
57
103
379
458
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
4
7
6
8
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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