Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 7AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
400 | 1109 | 1075 | 1019 | 899 | 813 | 800 | 723 | 505 | 603 | 528 | 469 | 445 | 429 | 524 | 589 | 739 | 874 | 1083 | 1319 | 1387 | 1589 | 1858 | 2050 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:15AM1.50m | 4:31PM1.63m | 4:48AM1.47m | 5:03PM1.60m | 5:22AM1.41m | 5:38PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.07m | 10:45PM0.07m | 10:48AM0.10m | 11:18PM0.11m | 11:22AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
336 | 1109 | 1075 | 1019 | 899 | 813 | 800 | 723 | 505 | 603 | 528 | 469 | 445 | 429 | 524 | 589 | 739 | 874 | 1083 | 1319 | 1387 | 1589 | 1858 | 2050 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
400 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SE 3 | SSE 7 | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 4 | 54 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 43 | 8 | 43 | 43 | 339 | 43 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 318 | 10 | 9 |
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