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How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 4AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
363 | 285 | 296 | 429 | 1031 | 1016 | 1032 | 370 | 186 | 180 | 744 | 1156 | 769 | 721 | 579 | 560 | 633 | 633 | 560 | 724 | 1667 | 2752 | 2795 | 2216 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 3:47AM1.46m | 4:12PM1.38m | 4:18AM1.40m | 4:43PM1.33m | 4:49AM1.33m | 5:17PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.16m | 10:13PM0.28m | 10:33AM0.22m | 10:44PM0.34m | 11:04AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | S 11 |
363 | 285 | 296 | 231 | 1031 | 1016 | 1032 | 370 | 510 | 180 | 744 | 643 | 115 | 721 | 579 | 560 | 633 | 633 | 560 | 475 | 278 | 243 | 189 | 2216 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 12 |
119 | 104 | 242 | 429 | 50 | 31 | 68 | 250 | 186 | 133 | 127 | 119 | 106 | 113 | 109 | 102 | 69 | 97 | 70 | 151 | 50 | 49 | 42 | 171 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SW 16 |
177 | 173 | 73 | 54 | 18 | 16 | 31 | 63 | 99 | 46 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 82 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | 91 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | W 10 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 441 | — | 1156 | 769 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 724 | 1667 | 2752 | 2795 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 165 | 401 | 341 | 25 |
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