Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 SAST
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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 1AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
1
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5432
5192
4139
3114
2523
2085
1680
1074
915
643
551
339
269
339
183
198
151
149
123
143
138
97
94
90
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
10
S
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
0
S
0
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:13PM1.22m
7:42AM1.15m
8:40PM1.14m
9:22AM1.06m
10:21PM1.16m
11:03AM1.08m
Low Tide
1:28AM0.46m
2:07PM0.46m
3:10AM0.54m
3:47PM0.50m
4:58AM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
7:15
7:16
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6:15
6:14
6:13
6:10
Temp °C
17
16
14
13
13
13
15
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
21
23
23
21
20
20
19
18
20
21
10
9
8
9
10
11
13
17
17
18
16
15
16
15
19
21
21
18
18
19
17
15
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
Energy kJ
5432
5192
4139
3114
2523
2085
1680
1074
915
643
551
339
269
339
183
198
151
149
123
143
138
97
94
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.9
SSW
12
0.4
SE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
49
45
246
20
4
4
15
15
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
21
38
31
2
1
5
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1.2
SE
8
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
79
156
193
179
187
168
121
121
59
71
64
164
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
4
6
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
25
25
16
16
9
9
5
8
8
8
8
8
1
1
0
0
0
8
8
0
0
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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