Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 10AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 825 | 656 | 645 | 634 | 724 | 721 | 503 | 367 | 414 | 537 | 478 | 600 | 669 | 736 | 1721 | 4344 | 4124 | 3486 | 2648 | 2296 | 2144 | 1836 | 1559 | 1236 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:19AM1.00m | 9:42PM1.11m | 10:47AM0.97m | 11:04PM1.08m | 12:11PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.51m | 3:12PM0.60m | 4:33AM0.55m | 4:45PM0.64m | 5:56AM0.53m | 6:15PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 825 | 656 | 645 | 634 | 724 | 721 | 503 | 367 | 414 | 537 | 478 | 600 | 669 | 736 | 1721 | 4344 | 4124 | 3486 | 2648 | 2296 | 2144 | 1836 | 1559 | 1236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 225 | 157 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 480 | 860 | 37 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 965 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | S 23 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 43 | — | 10 | 7 | 38 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 32 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 201 | 57 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 8 |
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