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Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 SAST
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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
17.1° C
 (Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 4PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111114141313131615141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21521120720720720720420741931829935134670695395698210289697997457221170408
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
SW
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
5
E
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
1.47
2:50AM
1.62
3:07PM
1.54
3:21AM
1.70
3:41PM
1.58
3:54AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34AM
0.16
8:40PM
0.10
9:05AM
0.04
9:11PM
0.03
9:37AM
-0.03
9:43PM
0.00
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48
Sunset--7:01-------7:00-------6:59-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------1----31--
Temp. °C232522212120191921222221212120192121201920191918
Feels °C (?)232521202121191920212019212220182019181919161614
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