
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fish Hoek today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fish Hoek at 6AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fish Hoek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
869 | 805 | 840 | 536 | 1144 | 1387 | 1247 | 1144 | 1021 | 851 | 688 | 546 | 528 | 457 | 450 | 442 | 486 | 478 | 478 | 309 | 450 | 540 | 475 | 392 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:47AM1.50m | 2:56PM1.64m | 3:18AM1.51m | 3:27PM1.61m | 3:49AM1.49m | 3:56PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.10m | 9:15PM0.01m | 9:20AM0.11m | 9:44PM0.04m | 9:50AM0.15m | 10:12PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 |
869 | 805 | 840 | 536 | 1144 | 1387 | 1247 | 1144 | 1021 | 851 | 688 | 546 | 528 | 457 | 450 | 442 | 486 | 478 | 478 | 309 | 450 | 540 | 475 | 392 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | WSW 10 |
12 | 2 | 2 | 333 | 84 | 752 | 555 | 431 | 361 | 277 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SE 5 | SE 4 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 |
— | — | — | 42 | 167 | 123 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | — | — | — |
2 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 55 | 15 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 258 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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