Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 SAST
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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 9AM is: 2.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)7ft (2.1m)18s
Afternoon (27 May)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (27 May)8ft (2.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.1
SW
18
2.3
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
991
1162
2528
3310
3621
3496
3059
2612
2736
3039
3499
3585
3585
3367
3152
2754
2579
2391
2061
1864
1587
1570
1524
1308
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:31AM1.33m
1:07PM1.21m
1:11AM1.35m
1:45PM1.26m
1:47AM1.37m
2:19PM1.31m
Low Tide
7:02AM0.30m
7:06PM0.40m
7:39AM0.25m
7:45PM0.37m
8:12AM0.22m
8:20PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
Temp °C
16
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
14
14
16
15
16
15
15
16
15
14
15
15
16
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.1
SW
18
2.3
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
991
1162
2528
3310
3621
3496
3059
2612
2736
3039
3499
3585
3585
3367
3152
2754
2579
2391
2061
1864
1587
1570
1524
1308
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
Energy kJ
640
1597
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
9
14
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
10
10
15
10
10
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
9
8
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
9
8
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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