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Fish Hoek surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 10 Jan 2026 SAST
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Today's Fish Hoek sea temperature is
19.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)
Nearby Cam: 2km away, Brass Bell Surf Cam | Kalk Bay Live Stream South Africa | 24/7 Ocean & Surf Camera

How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today?

The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 6AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (10 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (10 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1.9
SE
0.8
WSW
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
2
SSE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)12612777777121212121221201817161514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)289287174233221374503444368297287287228228297485743919843795928765690609
Wind
(km/h)
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
15
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
1.24
8:34PM
1.01
9:00AM
1.15
9:50PM
0.96
10:13AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:34AM
0.45
2:36PM
0.50
2:25AM
0.56
3:45PM
0.55
3:39AM
0.63
5:10PM
0.56
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise---5:45-------5:46-------5:47----
Sunset-------8:00-------8:00-------8:00
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181818182425252321202021242422222221212222222120
Feels °C (?)111314152221201817171820222220202121222322211918
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