Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 3AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the SE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 319 | 309 | 309 | 303 | 509 | 437 | 479 | 501 | 700 | 908 | 908 | 700 | 1591 | 1341 | 1109 | 992 | 938 | 701 | 618 | 609 | 466 | 386 | 380 | 281 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:23PM1.54m | 4:38AM1.53m | 5:12PM1.53m | 5:28AM1.44m | 6:01PM1.49m | 6:19AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33PM0.13m | 10:56AM0.05m | 11:25PM0.17m | 11:43AM0.12m | 00:18AM0.24m | 12:30PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 319 | 309 | 309 | 303 | 509 | 437 | 479 | 501 | 700 | 908 | 908 | 700 | 1591 | 1341 | 1109 | 992 | 938 | 701 | 618 | 609 | 466 | 386 | 380 | 281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 91 | 86 | 161 | 28 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 162 | 390 | 602 | 342 | — | — | — | 412 | — | 15 | 15 | 31 | 70 | 103 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | — | 251 | 147 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 147 | 209 | 164 | 131 | 182 | 120 | 112 | 108 | 164 | 147 | 105 | 92 | 82 | 75 | 49 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 133 | 162 | 145 | 183 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 38 | 25 | 37 | 318 | 38 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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